US drivers revive gas guzzler love affair (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Jorn Madslien
Business reporter, BBC News, Salt Lake City, Utah

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So although 12 miles to the gallon might not sound like great fuel economy, modern 4x4s are much more efficient than they used to be.

And with petrol prices here having dropped to a national average of about $3 a gallon, from a peak of more than $4 when oil prices shot up during the summer of 2008, driving these vehicles has become much more affordable.

So, after a sharp fall in 4x4 sales two years ago, last year saw light truck sales jump 18%, by far outpacing the 5% rise in passenger car sales.

The revival of the American people's love affair with the gas guzzler has been good news for America's Big Three carmakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - which are showing off their metal at the Detroit auto show this week.
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"I am not worried about the environment," says Mr Evans. "It's Him up there who looks after the environment."
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12147304




:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
Doesn't that "dominion over the Earth" shit imply a little responsibility to go with it?

[Drale]

1. I don't know about that

at least around my area you see less and less SUV's in the auto malls. There will always be a market because people will need to tow stuff around.

[jpak]

4. I see new Priuses and Focuses everywhere in Maine these days - new SUVs, not so much

This is most likely a Confederate trend.

yup

[Nihil]

2. Some people are just fucking stupid.

> Smog thick as porridge covers Salt Lake City, which would normally be in
> full view from this spot.
> When seen from the sunbaked, snowy peaks of the Wasatch mountains, Salt
> Lake City is shrouded in smog. At times, the smog is so thick, the city
> cannot even be seen from the mountains.
> ...
> "I get about 12 miles to the gallon in this one," Mr Evans says.
> "In my last pickup I got about two or three. It cost me $40 to drive to
> the other side of Park City, an hour's drive."
> "I am not worried about the environment," says Mr Evans. "It's Him up there
> who looks after the environment."

Thick as a fucking brick.

:mad:

[hatrack]

5. Mr. "Him Up There" sure doesn't seem to have much up there . . .

God didn't provide, it seems.

[PoliticAverse]

3. I hope he takes out the garbage at home...

and doesn't wait for 'him up there' to do it.