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OPINION * USA - California rule on tailpipe emissions is bad politics
Nine Senate Democrats and one Republican on Wednesday voted a bill out of committee that would grant California and 13 other states permission to set emissions rules that are stricter than the federal standards
Detroit,Mich,USA -The Detroit News, by Manny Lopez -May 22, 2008: -- ... California's elected officials desperately want to control the domestic auto industry but they're not interested in seriously considering the damage that will be done if their efforts are successful... but the most notable is that California's demands apply different rules to different automakers. Companies that sell fewer than 60,000 vehicles in California are exempt from the rule as written in the state's air regulations for which the Environmental Protection Agency's waiver is needed... That's quite a nod to Kia Motors Corp., Hyundai Motor Co., Volkswagen AG and Subaru Motors, among others... It should come as no surprise that Detroit's automakers get no favors from the left coast. But it's offensive to see that they're building in protections that intentionally penalize the biggest and most successful car companies... The nonsense isn't likely to stop and it likely will get worse, but there is a solution... Offer counter legislation that forces California to eliminate a third of its vehicles. Conservatively, there are more than 30 million registered vehicles in California... Let's get some legislation going that arbitrarily adjusts that number. Wipe 10 million California cars off the road. And do the same for the other 13 states tagging along. After all, if the goal is emissions reductions, the solutions should start at home... Otherwise, California's officials are just full of hot air...
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