| Barry W. McCahill, president of SUV
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| | lower the gas price, the US needs to
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| Owners of America (SUVOA), reacted
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| | lessen foreign oil dependency.
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| negatively on the Corporate Average Fuel
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| | MaCahill further stated family needs,
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| Economy (CAFE) in the Senate Committee on
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| | business uses, leisure, and lifestyle are
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| Commerce, Science and Transportation.
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| | also factors taken into consideration in
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| In his statement, he said the Senate
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| | deciding a vehicle to buy. These,
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| Committee is in a hurry to do something
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| | according to him are factors apparently
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| to minimize the country's foreign oil
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| | being taken for granted by the Congress
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| dependence and lessen greenhouse effect
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| | when talking about the auto mobile
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| in the atmosphere, but is actually doing
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| | industry.
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| something to hurt more consumers.
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| | McCahill thinks CAFE will certainly
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| This week, the Senate Committee on
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| | increase prices of new vehicles, thereby
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| Commerce, Science and Transportation
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| | limiting consumer choices. He reacted
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| approved the CAFE, which according to
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| | that the proposal to apply CAFE standards
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| McCahill, would dramatically increase
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| | to medium- and heavy-duty trucks with 4
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| fuel economy standards for several types
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| | percent annual increases is beyond the
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| of vehicles including SUVs. For the first
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| | human reason and will, with great
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| time, the legislation would affect the
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| | certainty, result in large increases in
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| fuel economy mandates to heavy
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| | the prices of commodities delivered by
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| tractor-trailers and buses.
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| | truck to different communities all over
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| With the goal of minimizing oil
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| | the country.
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| dependency on foreign countries, fuel
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| | He suggested that US should not anymore
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| economy requirements, which were
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| | use oil, rather bio-fuels to lessen
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| initiated more than 30 years ago, are put
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| | foreign oil dependency. He further
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| back in place. McCahill recalls in 1975
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| | suggested that new technologies like
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| America got 35 percent of its oil from
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| | highly fuel-efficient clean diesels be
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| other countries. And today, the
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| | given incentives. According to him, only
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| country's oil import value increased by
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| | then will America be in progress towards
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| almost 50 percent. With this, he pointed
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| | cutting oil use. A clean environment is a
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| that it is an energy policy which did not
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| | bonus.
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| succeed. He asserted the failed
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| | German auto makers like Daimler Chrysler,
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| legislation will be implemented once
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| | since they have US markets, are expected
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| again. He firmly said that the CAFE is a
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| | to react on the said legislation. Daimler
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| tired horse with a not so good
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| | Chrysler is maker of durable Mercedes
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| performance.
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| | Benz fuel pump.
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| Definitely, because of the high prices of
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| | A non-profit educational organization,
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| gas, Americans, especially SUV and light
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| | SUVOA, is aimed at supporting the rights
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| truck owners, would want to get the
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| | and serving the interests of 85 million
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| excellent fuel economy. Consequently, to
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| | SUV and light truck owners.
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