Social revolution that may well save our planet

In the past few years there has been a similarly dramatic change of attitude towards the environment. This week, we heard that sales of 4×4s had fallen in Britain for the first time. Sure, petrol has become a lot more expensive and politicians are threatening to whack punitive taxes on the Chelsea tractors. But also, what used to be thought of as enviable motors have now become embarrassing. As Ken Hurst, of The Manufacturer magazine, who monitors the figures, puts it:

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