Right now? No.. Gas is wayyy too cheap.
However, once recession (or depression) ends oil will skyrocket and this short term reprieve for the SUVs will end.
As for short range means little when the best thing the big 3 can come up with is a 40 mile electric.
Space? Minis are never known for space most use them for purposes that do not use the back seats. (Work drive, Sport, etc..) And also matters little when you got Zenn hot on the heels of it.
Toyota tore the big 3 a new one with a Hybrid that changed the face of high MPG driving. To this day they still do not have a hybrid that can compete. They shrugged off hybrid tech when they had a chance to take the lead and they are paying the price.
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