Close the SUV loophole

In the U.S. today, there are no cultural symbols of strength and national pride like the pickup truck and the SUV. Each year, Americans buy more and more of these cars, which now dominate the domestic car market. Following this trend, the “Big Three” legacy American automobile manufacturers have cut nearly all of their sedans and other passenger cars from production to focus almost entirely on these categories. However, there is more at play here than the desires of car buyers. Automobile manufacturers are able to exploit gaps in fuel economy regulations that have made the production of larger and more inefficient vehicles more profitable. This has rapidly boosted the popularity of SUVs and trucks in the last four decades, but this also brings harmful side effects. To protect our