‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support On a brisk winter’s evening in Europe’s automotive heartland, a cyclist who had pushed for safer...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks
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(Thu, 7 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000)

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support

The Guardian

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support On a brisk winter’s evening in Europe’s automotive heartland, a cyclist who had pushed for safer...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks
#Travelandtransport #Automotiveindustry #Roadtransport #Automotiveemissions #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000)

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support

The Guardian

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support On a brisk winter’s evening in Europe’s automotive heartland, a cyclist who had pushed for safer...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks
#Travelandtransport #Automotiveindustry #Roadtransport #Automotiveemissions #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #TheGuardian
(Thu, 7 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000)

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support

The Guardian
‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?

Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed support

The Guardian
The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars

Editorial: Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackled

The Guardian
Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar?

Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

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Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

The Guardian
Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks

Move marks president’s latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles

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Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks

Move marks president’s latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles

The Guardian