silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoGlobal 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 expertswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down13cross-posted to: fuck_carsnews@lemmy.worldfuckcars@lemmy.world
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minus-squarezeekaran@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoSUVs are heavier. More mass equals more energy to produce and move. More energy is more pollution.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoYeah 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.
SUVs are heavier. More mass equals more energy to produce and move. More energy is more pollution.
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.