Jalopnik

When Did Cars Start Using Catalytic Converters?

The gas-powered car has been with us for about 140 years now, transitioning from being a rich folks' toy to an essential of modern life. And as it grew in popularity, it had to adapt. By the early ...
Autoblog

Porsche Found a Smarter Way to Keep Catalytic Converters Alive

Porsche’s patent uses advanced EGR and ignition timing for efficient catalytic converter regeneration. The system achieves required heat without extra fuel, reducing emissions and engine workload.
Jalopnik

Here's How Much Platinum Is Actually Inside Your Catalytic Converter

Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...
CNBC

New Jersey man pleads guilty to leading $600 million catalytic converter theft ring

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in Oklahoma federal court to leading a theft ring that stole catalytic converters and sold them for more than $600 million to a refinery that extracted precious metals ...
Gothamist

Catalytic converter theft is down by 80% in NYC. Here’s why.

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...
WHIO

Bill to combat catalytic converter theft passed by Ohio House

State Representatives Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), who sponsored House Bill 2010, announced last week that the bill had been passed in the House. “As the former Sheriff of ...
SlashGear

Can You Drive Without A Catalytic Converter And What Happens If You Do?

All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...
KTLA

Catalytic converter theft ring in California raked in $38M, prosecutors say

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years ...
kcra.com

Sacramento man sentenced for role in $38 million catalytic converter theft ring

HARD THEY WERE TO IDENTIFY. CATALYTIC CONVERTER, PROTECTIVE STEEL PLATES ARE FAIRLY COMMON SITES FOR CARS BEING SERVICED AT GLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S JUST NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE TO TRY ...
WTNH

Leader of catalytic converter theft ring sentenced to 5 years in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Wolcott man was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for operating a catalytic converter theft and trafficking ring.
NBC Los Angeles

2 arrested Inglewood shooting death during catalytic converter theft

Two suspects were arrested Thursday night in the shooting death of a man who interrupted a catalytic converter theft in Inglewood, police said Friday. The two men were taken into custody at a motel in ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Has catalytic converter theft finally peaked?

Catalytic converter thefts surged to record highs across the United States in 2022, impacting more than 64,000 vehicles nationwide, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. This costly crime ...