# Car vs. scooter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 15, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211 "2009-04-15T19:34:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rjl850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rjl850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjl850)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211/1 "2009-04-15T19:34:10Z")

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I’m sure I saw a column on the “greenness” of a car compared to a scooter. Can’t seem to find it now, despite several seconds of searching. Can anyone point me to it? Thanks!!! 🙂

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**Author:** ![rjl850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rjl850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjl850)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211/2 "2009-04-15T20:15:03Z")

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Found it!

> **[What’s better for the environment, a scooter or a car?](https://www.straightdope.com/21343952/what-s-better-for-the-environment-a-scooter-or-a-car)**

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211/3 "2009-04-15T20:21:30Z")

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[Here you go](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2852/whats-better-for-the-environment-a-scooter-or-a-car). I searched Google for site:straightdope.com scooter car

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**Author:** ![Scooterdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Scooterdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scooterdude)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-vs-scooter/493211/4 "2009-04-15T21:08:15Z")

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I’d like to point out that there is a growing trend in the scooter world toward 4-stroke engines. I ride a 2008 Yamaha C3 and it has a 49cc single-cylinder 4-stroke with electronic fuel injection and water cooling.

The difference in pollutants is even more drastic when modern scooters with the latest engine and emissions technology are considered.