JimSouCal
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Hi, I have been wondering about this for a while so checking to see if others have noticed as well....
After years of driving a 2011 LEAF, I seem to be much more sensitive to the smells of car exhaust... It used to be just older cars without catalytic converters, and 2 cycle motorcycles, but now I seem to be more aware of being bothered by exhaust when stuck in traffic in still air...
And I am left to wonder, if it's beyond being aversive... Partially combusted hydrocarbons from gasoline and diesel must be much more chemically and organically reactive, and the UFPs (ultra fine particles) surely can't be good for us in concentrate form...
So if anyone wants to comment... After driving the leaf do ICE cars just stink more? And just how bad is this car exhaust for us in typical city conditions....?
After years of driving a 2011 LEAF, I seem to be much more sensitive to the smells of car exhaust... It used to be just older cars without catalytic converters, and 2 cycle motorcycles, but now I seem to be more aware of being bothered by exhaust when stuck in traffic in still air...
And I am left to wonder, if it's beyond being aversive... Partially combusted hydrocarbons from gasoline and diesel must be much more chemically and organically reactive, and the UFPs (ultra fine particles) surely can't be good for us in concentrate form...
So if anyone wants to comment... After driving the leaf do ICE cars just stink more? And just how bad is this car exhaust for us in typical city conditions....?