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Why doesn't the article address the question of why emission standards are looser for larger vehicles? Isn't that the supposed problem?
by cowpig 4y ago
Why doesn't the article address the question of why emission standards are looser for larger vehicles? Isn't that the supposed problem?
- philwelch 4y agoBecause vehicle weight is a major factor in fuel efficiency that’s inherent to the problem and can’t be regulated away. Meanwhile, some people actually need large trucks.
- oceanplexian 4y agoNot sure if it’s the intent but a large vehicle carrying a trailer with 10,000lbs. Is much more efficient than a small vehicle that might need to make 5 or 10 trips to move the same load. In that sense, the larger vehicle is more fuel efficient.
- 2143 4y agoI think it's something like, a plane carrying 400 people over a long distance is more efficient than if those 400 people drove that same distance in 400 cars. Something like that. (I don't know which one pollutes more).
- adamsmith143 4y agoA truck isn't carrying 8 people though. In the US I'd say the majority of the time it's carrying 1.
- 2143 4y agoYeah that's inefficient. My guess is that the rule supposes that bigger trucks carrying freight is more efficient (than many smaller trucks).