Motor emissions could have fallen 30% more without SUV trend, report says
www.theguardian.com
Global fall averaged 4.2% between 2010 and 2022 but would have been far more if vehicle sizes stayed same
  • macrocephalic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Basically people will decide the price they’re willing to pay and will increase their “needs” until they hit that price. Cars have gotten much more efficient, so they’ve gotten bigger. This is the same effect you see with highways; as soon as you build a better road more people will use it (driving further and eschewing alternative transport) until the new road is just as crowded as the old one.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      For me, it is obnoxious how few options there are to replace my 2013 Volt. I’d like a compact, nimble hybrid that doesn’t drive like an appliance. The options are few, because that type of product isn’t as profitable, it seems