Oh come on, If you look at the US/Canada, what you see is an area to
the east of the Mississipi that is about as densly populated (and
roughly by eye about the same size as Europe. Canada's population
lives within about 100 miles of the US Border.
New York is a part of the Bos-Richmond megopolis, The west coast is a
narrow strip which ends at the mountains. Los Angeles is really San
Diego-Venice.
Transport distances are not much different. There are about 800 miles
between NY and Chicago, and about 800 between London and Madrid,
Half of the total US energy useage is accounted for by eight states.
The "wide open spaces" don't have much in them and don't account for
much of the excess energy use. Now you can explain why the US needs
autos that get 12 miles/gallon.
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