Higher gas prices changing America

Ford has announced that smaller SUVs are out-selling larger models and will be their top sellers for years to income, including the Ford Escape hybrid.

GM's larger trucks and SUV sales are sluggish, and interest in hybrid vehicles is growing.

And why not? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of people killed in SUVs and in rollovers rose last year, even as the nation's overall highway fatality rate - deaths per miles traveled - fell to its lowest point ever, the government said Thursday.

More important a new AOL survey shows that, "51 percent of those surveyed say that if fuel prices remain high for the next six months it will cause a financial hardship for them." Americans predominately blame oil companies, foreign-oil dependency, and politicians for today's oil woes. (DetNews)

In the past higher gas prices have quickly subsided, and many customers forgot and forgave the cost of oil. This time; however, gas prices are going to go higher, and stay higher for a very long period of time.

I'm betting people won't forget this time, and gasoline prices are going to have a significant impact in future elections.

More hybrid cars.