It’s time to consign these giant SUVs to the rubbish heap of history
13-04-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com

It’s time to consign these giant SUVs to the rubbish heap of history

The vehicles are not only too big and dangerous, they create a disproportionate amount of pollution that ends up in the oceanThe problem with SUVs (and EVs, which are also heavy vehicles) goes way further than your leader indicates (“SUVs are too big and too dangerous – their drivers should be made to pay”).Tyre and, to a lesser extent, brake degradation is related to the weight of the vehicle: not in a linear way, but to the square of the weight, so doubling the weight increas
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