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America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change For the last century, Americans have had a love affair with their cars. Americans drive bigger cars than any other country. And, even if they're currently trendy, fuel-efficient cars still don't sell as well in the United States as elsewhere. Can America change?
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America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change

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America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change

America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change

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America's Car Culture Clashes with Climate Change

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For the last century, Americans have had a love affair with their cars. Americans drive bigger cars than any other country. And, even if they're currently trendy, fuel-efficient cars still don't sell as well in the United States as elsewhere. Can America change?

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