Americans consumes nearly 30 times as much energy as
Africans, 10 times as much as East Asians, 5 times
the world average.

So much for Americans giving up on their behemoths...I
clipped the following from today SanFranChron.


Gas prices don't scare buyers of big SUVs
After 2-year slump, demand rebounds

Michael Taylor, Chronicle Staff Writer

Sunday, May 20, 2007

In these days of nearly $4-a-gallon gasoline, a
three-ton SUV that practically requires a bank loan
to fill 'er up would seem to be a tough sell.

Americans, however, are not shunning these beasts.
Far from it. Auto industry figures show that after
a two-year slump, sales of the gas guzzlers are up
over 2006 -- in some cases, way up.

The numbers for large SUVs rose nearly 6 percent in
the first quarter of 2007, and the April figures were
up 25 percent from April 2006, according to automakers'
statistics provided by Edmunds.com, an automotive research
Web site.

The bigger the guzzler, the better the numbers. Sales
of GMC's Yukon XL were up a whopping 72 percent last
month, and the totals for its Chevrolet sister, the
Suburban, rose 38 percent. Topping off the tank on
either one can cost as much as $120.