water based car paint is it made because of price or to save enviroment or both?

Answer 1

There are a couple of European directives called the Solvent Emissions Directive and the paint products directive. these call for paint manufacturers and paint sprayers to reduce the amount of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) or solvents in the paint emulsions. This is purely on environmental grounds and is administered through the pollution prevention and control regime by local authorities.

Answer 2

Most architectural coatings today are water-based. Water-based paints first became popular in the 1950s. They were nonflammable and easy to clean off of brushes, rollers and the painters themselves -- especially compared to organic solvent-based (oil) paints. But cleaner air emerged as a more compelling reason to use water-based paint in the environment-conscious 1970s. As paint dries, the liquid portion evaporates. If the liquid is an organic solvent, the result is the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react with sunlight to form smog. Increasingly stringent clean-air regulations have resulted in improvements in water-borne technology and ever-increasing use of water as the liquid medium in paints and coatings. This development, plus ease of cleanup, accounts for the popularity of water-based coatings in the consumer market.

Answer 3

It dries quicker than acrylic or latex, so the next coat can go on faster, which in turn, saves $$$, because time is $$.
Perhaps this is also a requirement for some auto makers now,

Answer 4

let's honest since when did any car company care about the environment...... it's price related