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To Whom This May Concern,

I am all for helping improve the environment but believe that
these new diesel smog laws are not the way to do it. Diesel
vehicles are proven to be far more fuel efficient than gasoline
powered vehicles but the application of new emissions technology
has not done anything to improve their mileage. So which is better
less emissions or better mileage? I'm inclined to think the later.
I do not drive a diesel pickup but I have a few friends who do.
Diesel trucks are a small percentage of the pickup truck market so
their overall environmental impact compared to the hordes of
gasoline powered vehicles is far less. Also the proposed testing is
way too subjective. A visual smoke test seriously? If these laws
are to be implemented there needs to be a cut and dry test
measuring the products of combustion just like there is with
regular gasoline vehicles. I think that we are being a little
premature in putting this law into motion and need to sit back a
rethink this.

Regards,
Louis Minette