One of the bigger shocks moving from Europe to Canada was the sheer size of everyone's cars. Why do y'all need giant SUVs and trucks downtown? This explains a lot.https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1358415274261815296 …
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Gas has gotten cheaper since 2013, but not by so much that you would see a shift this clear. I suspect it was a regulatory change.