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  • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.socialtomemes@lemmy.world•Funny that…
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    2 days ago

    Why does a normal family need the high ground-clearance of an SUV

    Shitty roads

    Why do they need four-wheel-drive

    Snow and ice

    Why do they need the enormous cargo space

    Two kids who play instruments, or semi-frequent long-distance trips.

    These are all pretty reasonable requirements for what Americans deal with on the road.


  • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.socialtomemes@lemmy.world•Funny that…
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    Changing that kind of thing is easy to spin negatively for political opponents. If a politician you don’t like were to propose changes to the fuel efficiency requirements as they relate to vehicle footprint, would you give them the benefit of the doubt to assume that it would be for the better?





  • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.socialtomemes@lemmy.world•Funny that…
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    In the US, trucks got so big because of poorly-thought-out EPA regulations that mandated specific gas mileage based on hood height rather than tonnage. In order to be subjected to the lower, more achievable targets, the hood height has to be above a certain number or else the truck can’t be sold.










  • PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.socialtomemes@lemmy.world•Boing
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    If someone tried to call a jazz band classical, I’d be similarly annoyed with them. It’s not metal because it doesn’t have any of the hallmarks of the genre and doesn’t sound like metal. And no, that doesn’t mean they’re doing something new and groundbreaking. It means they’re calling themselves the wrong thing.