The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. - eviltoast
Which pollutes more: a new SUV or a 10-year-old conventional vehicle?
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The environmental organization Possible has carried out a comparison between the two options and the results are shocking
    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Poorly written regulations with giant gaping loopholes for companies to skirt caused this.

      You really blame the companies for following the law as written?

        • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          Enforcement is also the EPA’s responsibility, not the companies.

          And you can’t enforce the ‘spirit’ of the law. That’s not how laws work. That would be soooo easily abused.