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The exemption just allows California to enforce tougher standards on themselves. If other states want to follow suit, they're not compelled to by California, a
by zupzupper 8y ago
The exemption just allows California to enforce tougher standards on themselves. If other states want to follow suit, they're not compelled to by California, automakers choose to build a single model that works in all 50 states rather than spend the money to make multiple emissions models, but they are not forced to either.
- dahdum 8y agoOnly California is allowed the exemption though, I can't think of a good reason they alone should have that power.
- danek 8y agoThen ask your state to enact tougher restrictions
- dahdum 8y agoThat's the point, they can't. Only California is allowed to do so.
- jonathankoren 8y agoOther states can adopt the California standard or the Federal one, and 14 other states and the District of Columbia has done so. What they’re not allowed to do is to set their own standard, because 300,000 people in Wyoming is just too small of a market.
- dahdum 8y agoYou picked the smallest US state to compare with, but if it's only market size, why not Texas with 29M or Florida with 21M compared to CA's 39M?
- jonathankoren 8y agoBecause you can’t have 50 different standards. I mean you can, it just kills the market. It’s funny that you take exception with me using Wyoming, when your example was Rhode Island, the 7th least populous state.
- dahdum 8y agoI think Rhode Island deserves the same rights enjoyed by California, as does Wyoming. Either everyone should get the ability, or no one should.