lnxtx@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-square11fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down12
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkGlobal 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.comlnxtx@feddit.nl to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·6 months agoThe increase in SUVs isn’t driven by people’s natural preferences; it’s driven by automakers being incentivized by stupid CAFE standards to push SUVs on them. Those bad regulations are what we need to fix.
The increase in SUVs isn’t driven by people’s natural preferences; it’s driven by automakers being incentivized by stupid CAFE standards to push SUVs on them. Those bad regulations are what we need to fix.