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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Srexley who wrote (191572)	10/12/2001 8:06:10 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) of 769667

Srexley, I believe the SUV thing began primarily because of government mandated MPG regulations. Since trucks were exempt from higher MPG requirements, and car company market-research determined that a truck which had the feel of a car would be popular with the former large station wagons owners, the SUV was created. It bridged the gap and confused the regulations enough to be classified as a light truck (exempt from MPG regulations). SUV's, for all intensive purposes, are the replacement for the station wagon which was so popular with families for years. Since car companies couldn't produce large enough station wagons which met the needs of both consumers and regulators. SUV sales soared. What's interesting to consider is if we never passed the higher MPG regulations, would SUV's have ever been created? Further, would we as a nation actually be saving more fuel today given the assumption of 18-20 MPG station wagons, vs 12-18 MPG SUV's? It's a question we'll never be able to answer with certainty, but it's interesting to speculate about and consider when looking at more regulations through a stagnate prism.

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