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I think you're sadly right. The events that could pull Americans out of mega cars like SUVs and 150's are (IMO) highly unlikely: 1. Cities ban large vehicles
by Steltek 8y ago
I think you're sadly right. The events that could pull Americans out of mega cars like SUVs and 150's are (IMO) highly unlikely:
1. Cities ban large vehicles in an attempt to fight traffic fatalities, pollution, or congestion.
2. Simple income inequality puts SUVs out of reach for most people where a $10k micro" EV gets the job done.
3. Graduated licensing and insurance makes SUVs economically unwise.
The rest of the world might go for it though. Certainly Europeans are happy with normal sized cars and could go smaller.
- xyzzyz 8y ago> 2. Simple income inequality puts SUVs out of reach for most people where a $10k micro" EV gets the job done. If that happens, SUVs will become cheaper. It's not like it's significantly more expensive to produce a single SUV vehicle than to produce a smaller car. It's more about market segmentation rather than actual production costs.