Hey guys, I am planning to get a car in the near future. I was looking at mainly Toyota/Honda/Mazda/Lexus/Acura and something that is very important to my family and I are the concern about toxic interiors.

Now, I know that every car must have some sort of plastic, rubber, foam, etc… but I want to know which car or car brand has the least amount of these toxins that can emit toxic chemicals such as PFAS, PFOS, VOCS, etc… . The only thing I found was an article from 2012 and I think that is far outdated for today’s use. I was looking to pull the trigger on a 2024 TRD V6 Camry but I’m afraid of the upholstery that Toyota uses. I have no clue what ‘SoftTex’ is or ‘NuLuxe’.

Can anyone please give me some insight on which car or car brand has the least amount of toxins?

  • Automatic-Mood5986@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If we segue for a moment, look up toothpaste abrasivity or toothpaste RDA, and tooth and gum damage. You’ll get bombarded with a litany of fear mongering BS about how whitening toothpaste is going to wear your teeth and gums away. It’s nonsense, it’s just fear mongering, because there is no evidence provided. There’s evidence that a tiny portion of the population needs to be cognizant of toothpaste abrasivity, that doesn’t justify applying it to the entirety of the group, or not acknowledging that the ADA and FDA recommendations are safe based off of scientific data and a lack of real world evidence to the contrary.

    https://www.rdhmag.com/patient-care/article/16409242/protected-by-a-safe-rda-setting-the-record-straight-about-toothpaste-abrasivity

    If a high RDA toothpaste sensitizes your teeth, you don’t need a scientific study to know it’s bad for you as an individual. Likewise if you’re sensitive to VOCs, you don’t need a scientific study to tell you off gassing is bad for you.

    There’s a litany of research about cars off gassing. There are no deleterious health affects linked to the general population. No deaths, no injuries, no cancer, no illnesses.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202100026X

    What’s indisputable not only in the first world, but the entire world is that motor vehicles are a leading cause of death and injury. If you have access to clean drinking water, do not live in a war zone, and don’t abuse alcohol or drugs, one of the most likely reasons you won’t make it to 60 years old is a motor vehicle transferring an lethal dose of kinetic energy into your body. Acute exposure to non-lethal doses of off gassing products isn’t on the list.

    Any toxic chemical exposure is bad, the safe limit is always zero. But whatever that risk is, it needs to be juxtaposed against reality. New car chemicals versus a vehicle that meets and exceeds the latest safety standards and is in a condition to most likely be free of defect, corrosion, damage or repair, that could impede those safety systems.

    • B00-Sucker@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      TIL “segue” is the proper spelling of what i have never seen on paper, and only heard in conversation. Pronounced “segway”, but that’s the commercial brand of scooters and shit. I never thought about it, and now I’m trippin