Originally Posted by
WhiteFwdsm
People are actually worried over this. I guess it takes skills just to read an article thoroughly.
Under the California emissions standards, automakers that sell cars in Florida beginning with the 2009 model year would have to reduce greenhouse gas pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, by 25 percent for cars and 18 percent for sport utility vehicles.
No where does it state that Florida will be doing emissions testing or stations being built or none of that nonsense. If that were the case it will be years upon years before anything actually takes place.
That's kind of harsh, eh? You've actually quoted a news article about the exective orders, and the news article may be mistaken, misleading, or understating the implications. They may simply not know enough. The exective order is ambiguous and written in broad terms. It's unclear whether Florida seeks to implement all of California's emission standards (note that the order references Title 13, which is essentially every California regulation of automobiles), or specifically those still under debate from a 2005 plan. I'm under the impression it's the latter, but I have seen nothing that officially substantiates my belief. In other words, I think you're correct, but I can understand why others would be worried that you're not.