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It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uhh nope. None of those are good reasons to have a massive vehicle. Especially long work commute...thats completely irrelevant.

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

How many Americans do you think are going to be able to afford two or three vehicles?

If you have a family and any pets , it's very difficult to travel around anywhere. At most, people are going to get a car that can fulfill as many needs as possible. Just because YOU can get around comfortably in a smaller car, doesn't mean someone else will be. Different families have different needs.