boem@lemmy.worldcake to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 10 个月前Autobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaceswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down110cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1570arrow-down1external-linkAutobesity: More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaceswww.theguardian.comboem@lemmy.worldcake to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 10 个月前message-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.party
minus-squarePsychedSy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 个月前The EPA essentially banned station wagons and people realized you can have spacious, often luxurious, vehicles for their children and whatever shit they’re carrying. I prefer mid-sized sedans, but I only have dogs.
minus-squareJaccident@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 个月前Wait, they banned estate cars? I’ve rented them at various points over the last ten years in the US, what exactly was banned about them?
minus-squarePsychedSy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 个月前This has some pretty good info on both. CAFE standards have perverse incentives (who could have guessed).
The EPA essentially banned station wagons and people realized you can have spacious, often luxurious, vehicles for their children and whatever shit they’re carrying. I prefer mid-sized sedans, but I only have dogs.
Wait, they banned estate cars? I’ve rented them at various points over the last ten years in the US, what exactly was banned about them?
This has some pretty good info on both. CAFE standards have perverse incentives (who could have guessed).