Considering that there are more than 32 SUVs from seven different manufacturers that get better city gas mileage than the highest mileage minivan I think focus should shift from the SUV to the minivan.

(according to fueleconomy.gov)

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>Ah, politics the other anti-efficiency enegry sink.
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>It's good that this current mini-crisis is getting people to think alternatives.. not so much that the all the car manufacturers will abandon SUVs though. *frown* I think the oil and steel lobbies have too much vested interest to let right-sizing determine motor vehicle size.
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>>But then, the decision to build roads everywhere and not tracks everywhere is another political decision.
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>>I figure with the next oil crisis, the price of transportation will simply force the people to switch a few things to railways.