Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows | Half of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/28/global-sales-of-polluting-suvs-hit-record-high-in-2023-data-shows
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FunkyMonk@kbin.social · 15 pts · 2y
I've noticed it bad here in Cali, had allot of relatives say they need a bigger car so they can see over all the cars, fucking idiots.
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
How else can you make sure the pedestrian is dead when you hit them? Otherwise they might sue you for medical injuries since we don’t have universal healthcare.
stevestevesteve@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Turns out you don't need to see "over" other cars if you don't tailgate so fuckin hard.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Just install a periscope.
Beetlejuice001@lemmy.wtf · 6 pts · 2y
Remove the oil subsidies. That’s dirty socialism anyways right?
casmael@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Argh
Nomecks@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
I went from a 2 litre saloon to a 1.6 SUV. I think they suck like but their physical size, albeit a problem, is not directly related to their pollution.
zeekaran@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
SUVs are heavier. More mass equals more energy to produce and move. More energy is more pollution.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Yeah that is true but I dont think it is a given that they are heavier. An awful lot of SUVs are just hatchbacks on stilts advertised as such to help people keep up with the jonses.
skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y