SUV's To Blame For Higher Gas Prices

Trucks and SUVs are causing record consumption this year and refineries are already operating at capacity.

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May 12, 2004, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The surge in fuel consumption over the last 14 years tracks closely with the growth in SUV and pickup-truck sales.So you can thank the advent of the Ford Explorer and full-size SUVs like the Ford Expedition and the Cadillac Escalade for the spike in gas use in recent years."

Thanks to Joshua Long

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