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This is just insane. Not only are cars themself mostly unnecessary, if the right infrastructure is provided, but SUVs also use more resources to run and be produced then small cars, without any advantage over them. So an obvious waste, which could easily be cut to reduce emissions.

Source IEA: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/suvs-are-setting-new-sales-records-each-year-and-so-are-their-emissions

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[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Agreed. I'd love to also see how this was calculated, but the graph doesn't make me want to click on the link tbh.

My (and hopefully most other's too) hatred for SUV's is already maxxed out anyway.

*Edit: ok, my curiosity won and I clicked it and saw that it was done by IEA... Literally one of my favourite organisations that don't tend to come up with junk data or conclusions. It's a good read.