someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoBack in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareBack in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYou can still buy tetraethyllead for classic cars that need it.
minus-squareskyspydude1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s pretty uncommon though. Aviation uses far, far more leaded fuel than classic cars.
minus-squarefiercekitten@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYeah, I knew that some planes still use it. I have had a full year or so now of being horrified by that too. I wonder if we’re still going to be selling PFAS 50 years from now too.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoOnly small prop planes, and not all those. Almost all commercial aviation are jets or turboprops, using jet fuel. Jet fuel has no lead.
You can still buy tetraethyllead for classic cars that need it.
That is horrifying
It’s pretty uncommon though. Aviation uses far, far more leaded fuel than classic cars.
Yeah, I knew that some planes still use it. I have had a full year or so now of being horrified by that too.
I wonder if we’re still going to be selling PFAS 50 years from now too.
Only small prop planes, and not all those.
Almost all commercial aviation are jets or turboprops, using jet fuel. Jet fuel has no lead.