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Sex drives
7th June 2008
SUV sales fall while 90 per cent of women prefer flirt with green car drivers
Almost 90 per cent of women (like this one) prefer to flirt with the owner of a fuel efficient car than a sports roadster at cocktail parties
After 17 years as the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., the Ford F-150 (an SUV) fell to fifth place in sales in May, while the Hummer suffered the biggest decline: 62 per cent. The Mini, meanwhile, had the biggest rise: 47 per cent.
The goal may be to save on fuel, but trading in their gas guzzlers for more eco-friendly cars may benefit some men’s social lives as well. A survey published by Challenge X (a university engineering contest sponsored by GM and the Department of Energy) last month found that 88 per cent of women would rather flirt with the owner of a fuel-efficient car than a sports car and 80 per cent of car buyers would rather talk to the owner of an eco-friendly car than the owner of a sports car at a cocktail party.
Published in The Green Report in The Globe and Mail
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