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- A 7k-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That's Bad News for All of Us https://slate.com/business/2024/02/car-safety-guardrails-bloat-electric-vehicles.html 81 comments
- Vehicles are getting so big they can smash through guardrails https://slate.com/business/2024/02/car-safety-guardrails-bloat-electric-vehicles.html 2 comments
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- Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians 463 comments
- New cars in EU and UK growing 1cm wider every two years, shows report | Automotive industry | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/22/cars-growing-wider-europe-report 247 comments
- Electric vehicles, like the Hummer EV, should be taxed in the U.S. if they weigh too much. https://slate.com/business/2023/01/electric-cars-hummer-ev-tax-fees-weight-joe-biden.html 183 comments
- A New Way to Curb the Rise of Oversized Pickups and SUVs - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-26/a-new-way-to-curb-the-rise-of-oversized-pickups-and-suvs 156 comments
- Drivers of heavy, dirty cars pay stiff penalty tax in France | Electrek https://electrek.co/2024/01/09/drivers-of-heavy-dirty-cars-pay-stiff-penalty-tax-in-france/ 103 comments
- SUVs and other vehicles have gotten huge, and the consequences are deadly. https://slate.com/business/2022/11/suv-size-truck-bloat-pedestrian-deaths.html 79 comments
- Electric Vehicles Are Bringing Out the Worst in Us - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/electric-vehicles-suv-battery-climate-safety/672576/ 37 comments
- Car sales: we’ve hit a grim milestone not seen since 1981. Why can’t we do anything about it? https://slate.com/business/2023/12/cars-trucks-suv-sales-electric-safety-risk.html 25 comments
- Yes to electric cars—but not the Hummer EV https://www.fastcompany.com/90790197/yes-to-electric-cars-but-not-the-hummer-ev 12 comments
- As their sales continue to rise, SUVs’ global CO2 emissions are nearing 1 billion tonnes – Analysis - IEA https://www.iea.org/commentaries/as-their-sales-continue-to-rise-suvs-global-co2-emissions-are-nearing-1-billion-tonnes 1 comment
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