People buying SUVs are cancelling out climate gains from electric cars

Re:People buying SUVs are cancelling out climate gains from ... by bdcravens on Saturday November 27, 2021 @04:28AM (#29358868)

If you frequently have that many passengers, then the vehicle makes sense. However, my guess is that most SUVs and trucks on the road at any times have 1-2 passengers in them. It's not broken up by vehicle type, but the average car has 1.5 passengers.

https://css.umich.edu/factsheets/personal-transportation-fac...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:People buying SUVs are cancelling out climate gains from ... by rascul on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:28AM (#29359661)

I suspect this may be in part because many people have a need for something like an SUV to carry children and/or cargo from time to time, but can't justify another vehicle so the SUV or truck doesn't need to be driven all the time.

In my case, I have a pickup truck I need for work, but I don't drive enough outside of work to justify the cost of keeping my smaller car on the road also.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:People buying SUVs are cancelling out climate gains from ... by geoduck14 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @09:23AM (#29360357)

When I first got my SUV, I was the only passenger 25% of the time. And I NEEDED it.

I would load my 3 kids up, take them to day care, got to work. My wife would pick them up from day care and I would drive home without kids.

The SUV was the smallest vehicle I could get to transport 3 kids in car seats. And I needed to drive my kids to day care.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:People buying SUVs are cancelling out climate gains from ... by relbeek2 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:23AM (#29359626)

Maybe an alternative would be to convert all major roads to tolls, then offer discounts for HOV and electric.

[ Parent | on HN ]