Resisting The All-American Car

"The expansion of the Interstate System fed suburban development, increasing dramatically the number of households that needed at least two cars...Car manufacturers over the last 20 years have manipulated the law at every turn to increase car size and engine size, and to maintain the fast start. As a result of all this evasion, mileage improvements have been far short of what is possible and emissions reductions have been disappointing... American cars are still by and large faster and more muscular than they need to be, especially given that they spend much of their time sitting still in traffic."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan