'We need to take SUVs - and all cars really - out of our cities and towns'
There is one popular model of vehicle on Irish roads today that may become a distant memory amid climate action, according to a professor at UCC.
While new car sales are on the rise post-Covid, UCC Engineering Professor Hannah Daly said that SUVs are causing huge climate issues and she suggested they should be banned from Irish Roads.Speaking to Newstalk earlier this week, Ms. Daly explained that SUVs use much more petrol and diesel than your standard car, which causes an obvious issue when we're working towards hitting those climate targets.
“Then, for longer distances and the countryside, electric vehicles are a great solution to decarbonising.” “Then of course there is taxation so the tax on new cars can be weighted against heavier bigger cars as well.”
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