Business Green: Pundits are predicting an end to car culture in the US, following the release of statistics showing that the country’s vehicle fleet is shrinking for the first time. The Earth Policy Institute said that the US had scrapped more vehicles than it sold last year, causing the national fleet to shrink by two per cent. The revelation left commentators divided as to whether the US was facing a temporary contraction in vehicle ownership brought about by the recession, or seeing a more …