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Est. 2015 — Automotive Stories for Cars Enthusiasts
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10 Reasons Modern SUVs Fall Short of Expectations

8. They Are Environmentally Unfriendly

Environmental concerns have been a burning topic of the car industry for decades now. Although most manufacturers try to appear like they are saving the environment, at the same time, they’re busy building millions of significant, substantial, fuel-thirsty SUVs.

Big SUVs need big engines. But big engines equal high consumption, which equals high pollution levels. Although more SUVs are getting hybrid powertrains, even still, the level of emissions is still high. The reality is, those big SUVs are hard to produce with fully electric engines. SUVs have the lowest average MPG ratings of all car classes, which makes them real enemies of the environment.

Written by
Vukasin Herbez
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