Debuffs

Debuffs are the opposite of Power Ups - they make you weaker for a duration. They can have various causes, and while active an icon and timer bar will show in the HUD telling you how long remains.

Toxic
This can be caused by radioactive spills and some tech. The gooey sludge jams tracks, wheels, rotrs and engines, reducing your speed to 75% for the duration.

EMP
This stands for electro-magnetic pulse - it affects any electronics caught in the radius and reduces your rate of fire for the duration of the effect. This can be caused by electrical storms like in Standoff Port or Tech like the EMP Shockwave Device.