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Documents from June 4, 2003 Senate Briefing on Fuel Economy, Safety and SUVs

Power Point Presentation given on June 4, 2003
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CAFE 2003: SUV Safety
Stuck in Reverse: SUV Sales Explosion Threatens both Safety and Fuel Economy
The SUV That Could Be
The Costs of Living in "SUV Country"
SUVs and Safety: What We Know Now

CAFE 2003: SUV Safety Loopholes and Tax Brakes
SUVs are Regulatory Renegades

CAFE 2003: Safety and Fuel Economy
Safety Experts Say: Fuel Economy Gains Will Not Harm Safety
The Truth about Cases Brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
What Did the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Really Say on Fuel Economy and Safety?
A Summary of the 2002 Dynamic Research Inc. Study

CAFE 2003: SUV Consumer Choice and Driver Behavior
The Consumer's Truth: Myths and Facts about American Consumers and Fuel Economy
Alliance of Auto Manufacturers Dodges the Truth About SUV Dangers, Blames Victims of Crashes for Own Deaths
Cease and Desist Letter from Public Citizen to Josephine Cooper - President of the Alliance

CAFE 2003: Quick facts on Safety, Jobs and Consumer Choice
Vote to Upgrade CAFE: Protect Safety, Jobs and Consumer Choice

CAFE 2003: Legislative Initiatives
Levin-Bond is Litigation Bait and Hostile to Improvements in Fuel Economy
Safety and Employment Sections in Fuel Economy Title of S.14 Are Litigation Bait and Redundant
The Problems with Weight Based Fuel Economy Standards

CAFE 2003: Manufacturer Hypocrisy
Detroit Automakers Pave Road to Higher Fuel Economy with Little Action, Many Broken Promises
A Fuel Economy Canard: The Auto Industry's History of Obstructions on the Road to Safety
Will the Real Ford Motor Company Please Stand Up?

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