Why would we expect most people to change their vehicle? People drive the vehicle that fits their usage needs and price point. People who drive tiny cars probably wouldn't switch to 4 door extended cab 3/4 ton pickups if gas suddenly became $0.25 per gallon. Very high prices might make people watch the amount of driving they do, but I doubt most would change vehicles.
My personal experience (limited) with "fuel efficient vehicles", as well as the commonly held ideas of that vehicle class, show them to be vehicles that are not enjoyable to drive and do not meet the interior space requirements of most drivers. This image may be far from the truth, but it is the view that most people have of that vehicle class. I don't think that this situation will change until people have a more positive view of fuel efficient vehicles. U.S. adults today associate that car class with things like 1984 Escort station wagons with an automatic transmission that were so underpowered that the "high output" version of the tiny 4 cylinder motor was required if you ordered A/C on the car! Ed --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, murdoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2004-03-18-bigsuvs_x.htm > > Posted 3/18/2004 11:06 PM Updated 3/19/2004 1:12 AM > > Gas prices don't scare off SUV buyers > By David Kiley, USA TODAY > DETROIT ÷ Near-record gasoline prices haven't hurt sales of the > thirstiest sport-utility vehicles, and a new survey found that > two-thirds of consumers wouldn't buy more fuel-efficient vehicles even > if prices passed $3 a gallon. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
