Goodbye, Hummvee!
From Diana at Democracy for California:
America's love affair with the SUV is fading as gas prices continue to rise. Sales of full-size SUVs fell 21 percent last month and 31 percent in January according to a study released Monday by Power Information Network - Post-GazetteOr folks could buy a small SUV. We have one that gets about 32 mph highway and yet accommodates myself, my partner, a large dog and his girlfriend (also a dog, lest you question) and groceries. If finances ever improve here, I'll be buying a hybrid.
Well before this current price crisis, it irritated the hell out of me when I'd sit somewhere in traffic surrounded by huge honking SUVs with one person in them. One does not need to buy and drive daily a vehicle designed to hold an entire football team.
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