#vehicle-size

#vehicle-size

Emissions from the motor sector could have fallen by more than 30% between 2010 and 2022 if vehicles had stayed the same size.

The trend for SUVs has led to an increase in the average size and weight of cars, reducing the rate of energy intensity reductions.

The report calls for governments to place restrictions on vehicle sizes to reverse the SUV trend. [ more ]

Increasing vehicle size contributes to pedestrian fatalities; engineering safer streets is crucial to reduce road deaths. [ more ]