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It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars
(arstechnica.com)
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95% of trips are 30 miles or less. Of course everyone is the exception, we’re all above average drivers here.
A car is too big of an investment to fail to take you from point A to B 1 in every 20 trips.
The number of people breaking through 150 miles in a single trip is significantly lower than 95%. 150 mile range is plenty for them.
I've driven more than 150 miles once in the last three years
I guess I'm in the 5 percent? But still small cars can take long trips. That's a frustrating thing, people assuming you need a modern day Conestoga wagon to do a road trip.