Where did the cars go? How heavier, costlier SUVs and utes took over Australia’s roads

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 19:09:39 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/where-did-the-cars-go-how-heavier-costlier-suvs-and-utes-took-over-australias-roads-215774>

"If we’re upset about the price of petrol, why do we drive the vehicles we do?

SUVs (so-called sport utility vehicles) use more fuel per kilometre than
standard cars – according to the International Energy Agency, up to 25% more.

They weigh more than standard cars – about 100 kilograms more.

And they emit more carbon than standard cars. In Australia, medium-size SUVs
emit 14% more carbon per kilometre travelled than medium-size cars. Large SUVs
emit 30% more than large cars.

Yet we’re buying them at a rate that would have been unimaginable even a decade
ago."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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