Emissions Testing?

I heard today that Minnesota is looking at adopting California-esque emissions laws and testing for vehicles.

See here.

I feel like this makes sense in terms of high population areas, but personally I don't think Minnesota would fall under that umbrella.

Also, as a person driving a vehicle with modified exhaust, I feel that this is a personal attack and the government is coming after me and only me! THEY'VE BEEN WATCHING ME!

 

What I read here in your link is referring to new cars, not existing.

 

It talks of the fleet of the brands vehicles but do you think that means would be only for those vehicles? Or would we have to undergo emissions and smog testing each year as they do in California, and even other states?

 

That's kinda what I was picking up. Emissions laws on "collector" cars would absolutely blow.

 

One of the good things that Jesse did for Minnesota. Got rid of emissions testing.

 

I'm trying to imagine all the cars i see in Elk River daily that wouldn't pass just due to surviving over 10 winters of road salt.

 

But is new cars just cars out of the factory? Or anything under XX years old? It would make sense to grandfather those purchased before the law is in place, but you never know.

 

Based on everything I've looked up so far it would just be New out of the factory cars requiring certain MPG targets (Obama era mandates). Literally not much to what he said yet.

 

Aren't they basically proposing this out of spite due to Trump talking about abolishing all emissions testing nation wide? That's what I got out of it. Everything has to be a dick swinging contest these days

 

We used to have emissions testing in MN. I remember doing it once on my Mazda back in the day. I hope this doesn't come back.