Rolling coal is the practice of tampering with a vehicle’s emissions control system, causing it to spew black clouds of sooty exhaust.

  • Blaster M@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Running the diesel engine extra rich so it vomits extra sooty exhaust instead of properly burned, cleaner exhaust, because they feel the need to compensate for their small member by annoying everyone else.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Since getting an electric car they’ve started cutting me off, brake checking me and then doing the soot farting thing. It’s like they need to make up for my car’s lack of tailpipe emissions in a way that really lets me know they’re doing it.

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        1 year ago

        It’s not LIKE that. It 100% IS that. That is the entire intended point of rolling coal.

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        1 year ago

        That is one reason I debadged my Tesla.

        (The other reasons are Elon Musk and also I think it looks better being totally smooth)