Research shows that buyers' terrible habits affect the environmental impact of all cars.
The advertising of new cars has buyers convinced that what they are buying might be more efficient than the car they are currently driving., the popularity of larger cars like SUVs in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States means that a step backward was taken on the environmental impact of the average car.Although improvements have been made to the efficiency of car engines, SUVs tend to be heavier and have larger engines to pull their weight.
Between 2011 and 2016, the average car’s CO2 emissions dropped to a low of 120 grams per kilometer, but Possible reports that that figure has shot up to around 130 grams per kilometer in 2023. The climate campaign group states in their report that SUVs have an average of 20% higher CO2 emissions than conventional cars.
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