Spreading awareness about the dangers of SUVs.

Finally, something is being done about the biggest of the big gas hogs… Automakers will be forced to increase the fuel efficiency of trucks and SUVs to just over 24mpg. Is this going to hurt the pocket books of SUV owners?

According to Ron DeFore, a spokesman for SUVOA, Sport Utility Vehicle Owners of America, the answer is yes. Of course that’s what he wants you to believe because the public’s fear of this will benefit him. He says that this will lead to higher vehicle prices… The fact is that it will only raise the price by $200 – just a fraction of a 30k to 80k dollar SUV, which you’ll get back w/ the added fuel savings! Does he actually believe what he says? He also claims reduced performance and fewer options such as V-8 models. Give me a break! If you really need that to, oh say, fight a war in the middle east, I’m sure they’ll give you an exemption.

At least this is a step in the right direction, though you need to consider this… “Fighting America’s oil addiction with these standards is like fighting lung cancer by smoking 49 cigarettes a day instead of 50,” said Don MacKenzie, a Union of Concerned Scientists engineer.

…now if they weren’t rolling death…