silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year 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.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareMicluxlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year 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.