Re:SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal
by satya71 on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:33PM
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The trick would have been to adjust the gas tax as the crude prices fell to keep the overall fall relatively modest. But of course that boat has sailed.
Re:SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal
by chewz on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:38PM
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> Electric SUVs are coming.
Do they change laws of physics? Otherwise larger mass still requires larger amounts of energy...
Re:SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal
by chris11 on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:49PM
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Power plants are more efficient in generating power for electric cars than an ice engine is. Plus you get some benefit from regenerative braking.
Re:SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal
by asdf333 on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:05PM
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i recently got a hyundai maxima hand me down and man it is a gas guzzler. I notice it every time I go to the pump and pay $80 to fill the tank.
i'm not sure what i'm adding to this convo...i'm just complaining about the hyundai maxima really...
But yeah, this is what happens when gas prices fall. I drive a small car personally but the difference between 30-40 mpg for a small gas car vs 20-30 for a SUV just isn’t very significant in terms of $$ spent on gas.
It probably would have made sense to start gradually increasing the gas tax a few years ago to make fuel efficiency still worth it - on the other hand, when France increased their fuel tax they had riots.