Well Duh: Consumers Flocked To Trucks And SUVs But Now Wish For Better Gas Mileage

Nearly three-quarters of large pickup and SUV owners in the U.S. are interested in buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle, according to a survey released Monday by Consumer Reports.

That compares with 42 percent of drivers of all other types of vehicles, according to the survey, conducted this year for the first time by the influential magazine.

dlin - 8/27/2019 11:45:25 AM

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Ya right... no soup for yo

MDarringer - 8/27/2019 7:56:41 PM

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I've always found it silly that hybridization was not focused FIRST of minivans, crossovers, pickups, and large SUVs. The Prius should have been a "Sienna".

The technology exists to make Expeditions and Tahoes reasonably efficient despite their size. That should have been a focus.

Hauerg - 8/28/2019 12:49:01 PM

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Wh would have thunk it.

No mercy.

LexSucks - 8/28/2019 2:46:06 PM

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My SUV gets better fuel mileage than the sub-compact sedan it replaced.

skytop - 8/28/2019 10:46:28 PM

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The shock of living with a fat, tank SUV's 12mpg is sinking in now as the monthly gas bills arrive.

GermanNut - 8/29/2019 8:12:09 PM

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Many of the BMW, Mercedes and Audi SUVs with 4-cylinder engines get over 22mpg combined so it's not that bad.