Gas prices were unusually low during the 1990's and that's when the SUV exploded in popularity. Look at an inflation-adjusted chart and you'll see a big dip bet

Gas prices were unusually low during the 1990's and that's when the SUV exploded in popularity. Look at an inflation-adjusted chart and you'll see a big dip between 1990 and the early 2000s. Source: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-915-march-7-2016-average-historical-annual-gasoline-pump-price-1929-2015 https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-915-march-7-2016-a...