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[–] redthings 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To be fair, giant trucks are also designed to be exempted from emissions standards

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender 7 points 1 month ago

It is, but under the CAFE standards, it ends up being true.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/corporate-average-fuel-economy

[–] outsideno1877 1 points 3 weeks ago

Its still objectively true the reason suvs and trucks are so common isn’t how good they are or anything its marketing from manufacturers to make more money from selling cars that avoid emissions standards aka SUVS and “light” trucks