For years, American carmakers have focused on larger vehicles, almost ceding the small car market to foreign brands.

多年来，美国的汽车制造商都把焦点放在更大的汽车上，几乎把小车市场拱手让给外国汽车生产商。

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This would make it harder for companies to specialize in larger vehicles that may consume more fuel but may also be more profitable.

这将使得企业更难专攻大型汽车，它耗油更多但利润也更高。

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Dismantled at the time of the funeral, the vehicles consisted of two larger, ceremonial chariots, a smaller highly decorated one, and three others that were lighter and made for daily use.

在清除掉当年下葬时的覆盖物之后，呈现出来的这些车辆有两辆比较大，是正规的战车； 其中较小的一辆装饰非常华丽精致； 另外三辆比较轻便，是日常用车。

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The fee will increase by up to 40p for larger vehicles.

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Stories of owners ditching larger vehicles for smaller ones have started to become widespread.

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The Mercedes B-Class EV, on sale in early in 2014, reflects the view of senior Mercedes executives that most U.S. consumers who will buy electric cars will use them for limited purposes, such as short daily commutes, and rely on larger, conventional vehicles or plug-in hybrids for longer trips.

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