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Maybe not so much "ban" giant vehicles as stop subsidizing, rewarding, and encouraging them. There's safety and emissions loopholes that brought this on: https
by imglorp 4mo ago
Maybe not so much "ban" giant vehicles as stop subsidizing, rewarding, and encouraging them.
There's safety and emissions loopholes that brought this on: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-wants-to-close-the-suv-loophole-that-supersized-cars/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-wants-to-close-the-suv-lo...
We also subsidize fossil fuels to some $900B/yr, not counting foreign wars for oil, climate damage, health impacts etc. Fuel should be MUCH more expensive, around $15/gal. If priced right, the market would weed out these giant vehicles for personal/entertainment use.
https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/in-gasolinegate-the-true-cost-of-gasoline-far-exceeds-what-we-see-at-the-pump https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/in-gasolinegate-the-true-...
- topgrain2 4mo ago[dead]