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CARB: Black paint is OK (always was)

OK, so the reality was never as simple as the headlines made it sound. While the simplest way to explain what the California Air Resources Board was trying to do was that they were going to ban black cars, the reality (as we explained in our original post) was that CARB was thinking of requiring automobiles to be painted in colors that were at least 20 percent solar reflective by 2016. To make black paint meet that level would change it from the original color to "mud-puddle brown." Simplify that down to the Internet level, and, boom, "banning ... Read more →

California to reduce carbon emissions by banning black cars? Jeremy Korzeniewski

CARB: Black paint is OK (always was) 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

California to reduce carbon emissions by banning black cars? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

In yet another case of Regulators Gone Wild, California legislation may soon restrict the color options for your next car. The specific colors that are currently on the chopping block are all dark hues, with the worst offender seemingly the most innocuous color you could think of: black. What ...

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