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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Is it possible to calculate how much cheaper fuel would be had the SUV/Pickup truck craze never caught on and most people were still daily driving mid-sized sedans?

[–] br3d@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yes, easy. (SUV MPG/car MPG) gives you the multiplier for how much more people are paying on every trip

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That only works at the individual level. At macroscale, the change in fuel demand could have market-wide impacts.

[–] ScreaminOctopus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It'd imagine it's pretty difficult to estimate since oil is also subject to a supply cartel

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Sure, but we're talking about the demand side.

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