Tuesday, October 21, 2014

State bans purchase of most SUVs but governor, family still chauffeured in them

State bans purchase of most SUVs but governor, family still chauffeured in them « Watchdog.org:
"Last year, the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, in an attempt to improve the state fleet’s environmental friendliness, issued a policy that prevents most departments from buying all-wheel-drive sports utility vehicles.
Yet, Gov. John Hickenlooper and his family are still chauffeured around in two SUVs, which according to government figures get about 22 miles a gallon highway and 16 mpg in city driving in the six cylinder version.
.....But Gregory Golyansky, president of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers, said the governor should be setting an example if he and his cabinet are pushing for green vehicles.
“This governor is a proponent of all kinds of green fantasies,” he said.
“If they are so useful, the government wouldn’t have to require departments to buy them.”"

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