• BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Largely because there is such little demand for them relative to huge vehicles.

    How else will Bob and Beth show off how deeply serious they are as people without a massive truck and SUV that they actually use for their intended non-urban purpose maybe once a year?

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      1 year ago

      That simply isn’t true. We have laws in the US that dictate fuel economy relative to the size of the vehicle. Car manufacturers realized that they could make bigger vehicles rather than make them more fuel efficient. That’s the real reason our cars are so bloated