I know the report is for the US but it also applies to Canada because we have an almost identical car market, regulations, and truck culture.
It’s always funny seeing big utes parked next to small hatchbacks. The bonnet of the ute is the same height as the entire hatchback. Getting into a Silverado is about the same as driving a swift while sitting on the roof.
And the problem is only going to get worse with EV. Some people didnt want to drive SUV or pick ups because they are “gas guzzlers”, but with gas consumption and fossil fuels out of the equation, more and more will choose bigger, heavier vehicles
I never thought of it this way. I always hear from truck owners “it’s not too bad on gas too, 12L/100km so she goes about 1000km before needing a fill” or something along those lines. Makes me laugh on the inside. Definitely not looking forward to an influx of bigger heavier EVs!
Time to start taxing vehicles by the height of their driver’s seat or the bottom edge of the wind shield, modern trucks are land yachts for middle aged children. A “pickup” that seats 6 but has a 4’x5’ bed is just a worse minivan, it fits less people, holds less cargo, uses more fuel and has headlight that sit at eyelevel for every other driver on the road.
Just increasing the existing taxes should be enough. Being more expensive and consuming more fuel they are already subject to more taxes than regular cars, so increasing these existing taxes will proportionally affect more the consumer of these killing machines. Specially gas; still too much subsidy because so much of our society is now predicated on cheap gas.
