We may get a macabre opportunity to test the idea that this is related to very large vehicles, since Europe has been importing these incredibly large trucks (wh

We may get a macabre opportunity to test the idea that this is related to very large vehicles, since Europe has been importing these incredibly large trucks (which, incidentally, do not meet EU safety standards, but are imported under a loophole). There are over 20,000 Dodge Rams in Europe (sometimes it feels like they're all here in the Netherlands) - see https://www.transportenvironment.org/uploads/files/2024-07-04-Letter-on-IVA-from-civil-society-Final.pdf https://www.transportenvironment.org/uploads/files/2024-07-0... - and 20% more were imported in 2023 than 2022. Worryingly, Von Der Leyen, in addition to capitulating to Trump on tariffs, apparently agreed to allow more of these things to be imported. https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-cave-in-on-vehicle-trade-rules-will-cost-european-lives-as-us-pick-up-trucks-flood-into-europe https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-cave-in-on-...