SUVS, either with the emotions of superiority or a feeling of safety (although it borders on a subliminally aggressive feeling of safety at the expense of others).
- The size of the SUV feigns social competence. One forgets that in everyday life it is designed for 4 adults only, unless it is a Chevy Suburban. But there is usually only one person sitting in it, or a mother with a child.
- The CO2 footprint. It is already embarrassingly bad for the SUV, if you calculate the mass of car per passenger, even for the ICE. If you add 900 kg of battery, then good night.
Pretty much agree with all of these however I suspect there is a merger of "imbecile" with superiority/safety of the SUV driving position here? You can put a cretin in an Audi S3/2TDI an M135i or an SUV and they will drive like a cretin. Fashion has now put them in SUV's more often. The issue of driving style is a mental issue not a capability of the vehicle. The first time they try and perform an emergency stop or swerve they will realise it is better to be a cretin in a smaller car. They will remain a cretin.
It is easy to compare the additional eco cost of the SUV in some ways. I had an MB E63s estate with the 5.5L BiT V8. It did 22-25mpg with my foot beating it up. I decided to see what this SUV thing was all about and bought an ML63s with the same engine. Mostly same seats, luggage and other capabilities. E63 handles a LOT better. The ML does 18-21mpg and wears out brakes a lot quicker. Not only do you burn petrol speeding it up but you create a lot of heat slowing it down. So 20% loss due to SUV body?
