Will Market Forces Shrink SUV Use?

How often do the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times push a story the same day with the same point of view? It's rare.

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January 12, 2003, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

On January 8 with a banner WSJ headline saying "SUVs May Be Losing Their Cool," while the NYT asserted "TV Ads Say SUV Owners Support Terrorism." The market for oversized SUVs is shifting, improving prospects for safer roads and cleaner air in American metro regions. Not from any great environmental victory, but from market forces. And not a year too soon, as more and more metropolitan regions fall out of compliance with clean-air standards.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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