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economist suntribune the environment thursday nov 14 2002 staff photosjoerd witteveen craig riley owner of markville ford lincoln in unionville special taxes on gas guzzlers like sport utility vehicles sound like a government tax grab suv lovers dont ask about environmental effects this as part of a series on how the kyoto protocol may change lives in york region by mike adler staff writer in polls most canadians say they want our federal govern ment to sign the kyoto protocol and theyre worried about global warming but when theyre in the show room of craig rileys markville ford lincoln looking at a shiny suv say a 2002 ford excursion with tinted windows and a removable thirdrow seat they just dont seem to care it doesnt appear to be brought up as a concern even on an irregular basis said mr riley a ford dealer in markham for 12 years gas mileage may affect a cus tomers choice if gas is an issue for them he acknowledged in an interview but added many dont appear even to glance at the posted mileage and though it also offers the compact ford focus which uses just 83 litres of gas in 100 kilo metres of city driving mr rileys dealership on unionvilles main street sells some of the biggest guzzlers on the road including the lincoln navigator 196 litres the explorer sport 16 litres and the 19footlong excursion for which ford does nt bother posting mileage mr riley said customers look at the personal impact of their choices direct costs warranty side airbags and he said the market for sportutes which combined with pickup and minivan sales exceeded passenger car sales in the us for the first time last year is still growing more people are considering com pact suvs or a crossover vehi cle with features of a minivan but meanwhile the federal government says about a quarter of canadas greenhouse gas out put comes from the transporta tion sector as individuals canadians make their biggest contribution to global warming with driving habits that burn more and more gas now that canada is set to sign kyoto pledging to cut green house gas emissions by a third some say its time for special taxes on guzzlers and rebates for more efficient vehicles like the gaselec tric hybrid toyota prius 47 litres per 100 kilometres the hybrid honda civic 49 litres and com ing soon a hybrid version of the ford escape compact suv but mr riley said that sounds like a tax grab why penalize somebody all of a sudden because they are choosing to have a particular vehicle that they want he asked mr riley says vehicle emis sion standards for all pollutants are improving so its better to offer incentives for taking old cars off the road york region residents arent rushing to buy hybrid cars markham honda on hwy 7 has sold two since hondas hit the market earlier this year sales manager louie luk said thats about one for every 200 regular civics sold its not a highvol ume car he explained girl guides of canada guides du canada leaders wanted call for details 1-800- 5658111 this message 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