| Sports utility vehicles have been under attack | | | | Assembly due to lack of support. He added that the |
| recently because of their relatively poor fuel | | | | bill was only passed because its supporters revised it |
| efficiency. But the members of the SUV Owners of | | | | secretly and was passed during a Senate weekend |
| America or SUVOA said that the law passed to | | | | session without an open debate. This, he said is the |
| decrease the amount of greenhouse gases from | | | | reason why the law should be overturned since it did |
| SUV emissions is unfair. The group is lobbying for | | | | not offer a chance for the public to have a say in |
| lawmakers to overturn a law that they deem will not | | | | the said issue. He stated also that the supporters of |
| be beneficial to every party involved. The | | | | the law were misguided since they were calling for a |
| organization that the law passed in 2002 and will be | | | | ridiculous decrease of CO2 emission which is a |
| implemented in 2009 will negatively affect millions of | | | | greenhouse gas - but is not a pollutant. This, in the |
| SUV owners which depend on it for their businesses. | | | | eyes of SUVOA, is absurd since even if all the |
| Among the people that the law will affect are | | | | vehicles in California are eliminated its effect on global |
| farmers, ranchers, small businesses, contractors, | | | | temperature would be very minute. DeFore cited that |
| boaters, campers, RV owners and families. All of | | | | if all vehicles in California is eliminated it will only |
| whom relies in varying degrees in the capabilities of | | | | reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted all |
| an SUV. | | | | over the world by as much as one tenth of one |
| The communications director of SUVOA, Ron DeFore | | | | percent. |
| said that their main objective is to alert the general | | | | The figure that he quoted makes it clear that the |
| public as to what the law in question will bring to the | | | | law is in fact pointless, and will only bring the prices |
| different sectors which relies on SUVs. DeFore said | | | | of SUVs higher. The cost of newer SUVs will be a |
| that "Our goal is to alert California consumers before | | | | burden for the large number of people who owns |
| it's too late. Like many laws passed with | | | | and relies on the capabilities of SUVs, pick-ups, vans, |
| swell-sounding intentions and public debates, years | | | | and other light trucks. In an effort to make known |
| down the road there will be a great reckoning when | | | | to the public the threat that the law poses, the |
| the rice tag and other consequences are felt." He is | | | | organization will be running an ad campaign that will |
| talking about AB 1493 which will implement tougher | | | | emphasize on the long-term effect of the legislation |
| emission standards which the organization deem | | | | to the huge number of people who needs SUVs. |
| pointless and very costly. This is due to the fact that | | | | While emission regulations are necessary to protect |
| component needs to be added to mass produced | | | | the environment, the formulation of such laws should |
| vehicles to reduce their emissions, this will mean | | | | take into account the different sectors that will be |
| increase in manufacturing cost which will translate to | | | | affected by it once it is implemented. The |
| higher prices of vehicles. | | | | consideration of lawmakers should be the same as |
| The communications director for the SUVOA pointed | | | | that of a motorist when looking for brake |
| out that the bill is originally calling for reduced CO2 | | | | components at Active Brakes Direct. |
| emissions but was not approved in the State | | | | |