Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoAmerican vehicles are huge. Now Trump is pressuring Europe and Asia to allow the U.S. to export cars that don't meet local safety standardsangieschmitt.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down14
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkAmerican vehicles are huge. Now Trump is pressuring Europe and Asia to allow the U.S. to export cars that don't meet local safety standardsangieschmitt.substack.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareazimir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoBut the small car is held to higher emissions standards than the SUV. The ‘light truck loophole’ means there’s few emissions limits on trucks (which is the same frame an SUV is build upon), so they can have higher per unit profit margins.
But the small car is held to higher emissions standards than the SUV. The ‘light truck loophole’ means there’s few emissions limits on trucks (which is the same frame an SUV is build upon), so they can have higher per unit profit margins.