By Rob Basso on
5/18/2011 11:48 AM
I read a great article on msnbc.com about while America has a diminishing appetite for high gas consumption without relinquishing its penchant for large, gas guzzling cars. While tiny compacts are common on the streets of Europe, it’s rare to see a Smart Car zipping around on America’s roadways.
Why is that? Well, based on comments by George Peterson, an automotive analyst with AutoPacific, Americans don’t want to drive small, extremely fuel efficient cars but “drive bigger, more fuel-efficient cars.” I took a survey of my parking lot to see how this weighed out. I cant deny that I personally drive a very large, inefficient car, however I was pleasantly surprised to see that my staff members were pretty evenly divided between mid-sized compacts and small SUVs....