If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.
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More lives are being lost on Australian roads despite safer cars and road safety campaigns. We breakdown the groups that are most vulnerable to fatalities.
Bigger cars mean bigger costs for everyone else. It’s only fair those costs are reflected in how car rego is priced.
A traffic engineer argues that, contrary to his profession’s view, ‘human error’ is not the main cause of deaths in car crashes in the US.
We’re seeing more big cars on the road. What does this mean for safety?
A new report from the Transport Energy/Emission Research consultancy examines Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, finding it was weakened by late changes.
Australian vehicle emissions are even worse than official figures show and are likely to fall even further behind the rest of the world unless much more ambitious policies are adopted.
The road to fuel-efficiency reform in Australia is a bumpy one – and the Albanese government has hazards to negotiate before its proposal becomes law.
With the Clean Car Discount under threat, more large, polluting and dangerous vehicles will hit New Zealand roads. That will further discourage walking and cycling.
More and more motorists are opting for bigger EVs – but there are several environmental concerns to consider.
SUVs now outsell standard cars three to one, as you can see on these graphs. Australian car park spots may soon have to be made 20cm longer, just to fit them all in.
Cars are getting bigger on US roads, and that’s increasing pedestrian and cyclist deaths. A transport scholar identifies community-level strategies for making streets safer.
A new study estimates a reduction in emissions of only 35-45% of pre-COVID levels by 2050. Lighter vehicles and faster uptake of electric vehicles can dramatically improve progress towards net zero.
Speed limits are coming down to improve road safety. Expanding the policy to target high-carbon emission vehicles would be a simple and effective climate strategy.
New research explores why Canadians want SUVs, what they like about them and what might steer drivers towards lower-emitting cars.
SUVs made up half of all new car sales last year. They’re a drag on Australia successfully reducing its total greenhouse gas emissions.
The controversial cars are under attack.
The New Zealand government has set the goal of net zero by 2050 but to get there, New Zealanders will need to let go of our big cars and embrace smaller options.
Resurgence of SUV sabotage highlights the failure of climate policy and an evolving protest strategy.
At least five people were killed and many more were injured after an SUV crashed into a Christmas parade. A terrorism expert explains how vehicles have been weaponized.
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biogeography, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Sustainable Transportation, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Supply Chain and Freight Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Reader in Engineering, King's College London
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Lecturer in Engineering, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in International Public and Social Policy, University of Bristol
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University