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American Cars Are Huge and Unsafe, but Automakers Don't Want the Simple Solution (jalopnik.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

People who have trucks love them. That ain't changing.

What may change is younger demographics having lower interest.

That being said, trucks are super useful. I very much doubt we see them go away unless there is a real viable alternative. SUV/CUVS could trend downwards in a few years I think.

[–] ProbablyYourDad 14 points 11 months ago

I have an alternative to the pick-up trucks currently in production. Smaller pick-up trucks. They’re only that large as a legal loophole around regulation of the ratio of mileage to vehicle footprint. I’d add a source but I can’t find the video I saw a couple of months ago.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

I know a bunch of people who really want smaller trucks. The Ford maverick sold out pretty quickly.