@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 8 months agoSUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down12cross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkSUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study findswww.theguardian.com@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-square@Micluxlink1•8 months agoInefficient? A modern car no matter what size is always more efficient than a small car from the 90s. Just look at the euro emission standards.
minus-square@silence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilink1•edit-28 months agoA 1985 Honda Civic got 34mpg. A modern Ford F150 gets between 14 and 25 The newer engines are a lot more efficient, but in the US (and a lot of other places) that increased efficiency has been used to move a bigger heavier vehicle, rather than to cut overall fuel use.
Inefficient? A modern car no matter what size is always more efficient than a small car from the 90s. Just look at the euro emission standards.
A 1985 Honda Civic got 34mpg. A modern Ford F150 gets between 14 and 25
The newer engines are a lot more efficient, but in the US (and a lot of other places) that increased efficiency has been used to move a bigger heavier vehicle, rather than to cut overall fuel use.