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oday’s sociopolitical discourse can be ugly. In the automotive space, the us-versus-them vitriol frequently centers on electrification, pitting “eco-weenie coal-fired-EV lovers” against “selfish wingnut climate deniers.” Our pals at Emissions Analytics recently published a cogent theory about how we got here, pointing to emissions regulations of the ’90s that were ill-informed, disingenuous, or both. Given the theme of this issue, let’s look at how these ostensibly eco-minded 1990s policies might have