boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAmerican automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicleswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down15
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minus-squarePoggervania@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down3·1 year agoAlso doesn’t help that the leader of the COP, Saudi Arabia, was literally found making deals for oil and has a huge operation to try to resurge oil consumption everywhere. And of course, the US Auto industry loves light trucks and SUVs because of how fucked the CAFE standards are, meaning it’s cheaper and easier to create unsafe cars that are not only more dangerous to the environment, but also more dangerous to people and cities.
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoAnd more dangerous to their drivers as well, because while they may “win” collisions, they also roll over much easier.
Also doesn’t help that the leader of the COP, Saudi Arabia, was literally found making deals for oil and has a huge operation to try to resurge oil consumption everywhere.
And of course, the US Auto industry loves light trucks and SUVs because of how fucked the CAFE standards are, meaning it’s cheaper and easier to create unsafe cars that are not only more dangerous to the environment, but also more dangerous to people and cities.
And more dangerous to their drivers as well, because while they may “win” collisions, they also roll over much easier.