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SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"doesn't have to be" but in practice they in fact are. I wouldn't call this a bias problem; it's that people are making and selling and buying huge and inefficient vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.