[endthematrix]

I think you missed the Cronos point. You read it as SUV's are gas guzzlers, which American's LOVE! But in general, MPG are not that great today due to cost and lack of environmental standards.

Plenty of ways to get a few more miles per gallon out of any vehicle: keep the tires inflated and engine tuned correctly.

[Skywalk]

Actually, thousands of people have died in car wrecks that needn't have because of EPA efficiency/pollution standards that forced the manufacturers to create lighter vehicles.

So we have more efficient fuel-consuming autos at the cost of many lives? Worth it? I don't know, you ask them.

BUt the idea we don't have environmental standards is nonsense. Maybe you mean lack of uniform standards?