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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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[–] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dodge Grand Caravan. Stow and Go is a life saver. Fuel economy is decent if you keep up with maintenance.

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that looks like a really killer feature. would significantly help with the pelican case and (future) roadcases. I have a similar feature in my nissan rogue, but the "stowing" of the seats feels a little hinky.

[–] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mine stow completely flat, the anchor points for the seats are in recesses so they are flush with the floor. I've got pretty much the same storage space in my van as I had in my old Ranger with the truck cap on. Maybe a few inches less vertical space, but no fender humps.

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Nice alright, yeah with mine, the seats will fold and you have these moving platforms that you can raise to match the seat back level but you can't put much if any weight on the platform. It's a cool idea but wasn't particularly well designed.