@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 11 months agoSUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkSUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study findswww.theguardian.com@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 11 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 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@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink1•edit-211 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.