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the type of person to complain about SUVs online are mostly young urban residents who don't have kids and probably have access to public transport. Not exactly representative of the world at large

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The world at large doesn't drive SUVs. People in France don't complain about F150s and SUVs because they don't exist at nearly the frequency. They get by with twingos, why can't suburban California? Even the farms only rarely have trucks and even then they're taco sized, not F-series.

Don't conflate an SUV with a full sized truck. An SUV can be the same size as a Ford Fiesta or as large as a school bus. I would argue that most of the US is buying small to midsize SUVs and not the full size suburban/expedition that people seem to equate with over consumption. And while the 1,2, and 3 selling vehicle[1] is the Ford, GM, FCA trucks, the bulk of the top 25 top sellers in the US are not very big:

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g25558401/best-selling-car...

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