The concrete world of highways and motorways, with nodes for fuelling etc, are a homogeneity all over the world. The one size solution fits this replicated microcosm well.

But all these concrete systems run through very diverse types of landscape and cultures which favour perhaps, different types of vehicles. Seen in this light, the one size solution works less well and offers scope for smaller automotive companies.

To give an example; you can find in some tropical/sub-tropical countries (Thailand eg) the concept of the open flat bed hop on-hop off taxi which cruise main routes. I don't know how efficient these are in terms of fuel use per passenger mile, but I would assume they are fairly good. (Certainly the ones I have been on were always packed). These vehicles are always heavily customised - but possibly only 'decoratively'. But I assume it might be worthwhile to also customise suspension, weight distribution, access etc as well as modifying engine peripherals for greater fuel efficiency under stop-go conditions.

All I am saying is that there are many other types of vehicles than family cars, and there is scope for smaller vehicle companies (I should have said this in my earlier comment, not 'smaller car companies') to provide transport solutions that take better account of the local environment and culture.

Instead of us adapting our lives to the mass produced car and the concrete system that has been built to support it, perhaps it would be more fuel/energy efficient for the vehicles to be adapted to us?

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