Why doesn't anyone consider the fact that most people buy larger cars just because they are physically larger? That is, you can fit more people and things inside it? I can barely fit myself into one of those hybrid roller skates, much less a wife, two kids, a dog, and a huge load of crap. I doubt that we could all fit on a motorcycle.

Families need SUVs and vans since the gas mileage regulations drove large standard cars (station wagons and the like) into extinction. This is especially true since our Overlords in Washington have decreed that I can't get a car any more without airbags, which have a nasty habit of killing kids in the front seats, and so they have to sit in the back.

I drive a Eurovan, which is plenty roomy, even if it isn't exactly a powerhouse. Rented a Ford Excursion for a driving vacation which was great, but I'd hate to have one for my routine in-town driving.

The EcoNazis have a virulent hatred for the private automobile, which smacks entirely too much of independence. It was never about resources, you see. Their ideal is to get us all into buses and mass transit, so we can be moved around like good little ants. The SUV is just their first target of opportunity.