Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said.
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces #CarBloat
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces #CarBloat
Jaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spaces
Jaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spaces
Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide
It has no rear window, will not fit into a UK parking space and – starting at £130,000 – ($172,000) is aimed squarely at rich tech industry buyers driving the wide open roads of America.
Jaguar’s electric car, the Type 01, was launched in New York on Tuesday night and marks the culmination of a two-year rebrand that has been one of the most scrutinised in automotive history. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said.
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces #CarBloat
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces #CarBloat
Ah, but from JLR's own press release "Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said."
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces.
It's time we had #CongestionCharging with a massive uplift for private cars over a certain size. #CarBloat
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces.
It's time we had #CongestionCharging with a massive uplift for private cars over a certain size. #CarBloat
October 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Ah, but from JLR's own press release "Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said."
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces.
It's time we had #CongestionCharging with a massive uplift for private cars over a certain size. #CarBloat
It’s too big to fit in parking spaces.
It's time we had #CongestionCharging with a massive uplift for private cars over a certain size. #CarBloat
Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said.
A car too big to fit in spaces probably shouldn’t be in urban areas #CarBloat
A car too big to fit in spaces probably shouldn’t be in urban areas #CarBloat
October 7, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Buyers are likely to be rich, “urban” and “very design literate, very technology literate”, Glover said.
A car too big to fit in spaces probably shouldn’t be in urban areas #CarBloat
A car too big to fit in spaces probably shouldn’t be in urban areas #CarBloat
On the rear window thing, it's not necessarily as big a problem as it first seems (he says having been on several family holidays where the car is full to the roof...)
But something that is too big to fit in a normal parking space at time when there's a gradual realisation about #CarBloat...
But something that is too big to fit in a normal parking space at time when there's a gradual realisation about #CarBloat...
October 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On the rear window thing, it's not necessarily as big a problem as it first seems (he says having been on several family holidays where the car is full to the roof...)
But something that is too big to fit in a normal parking space at time when there's a gradual realisation about #CarBloat...
But something that is too big to fit in a normal parking space at time when there's a gradual realisation about #CarBloat...
Having spent too long reading about vans (for camper reasons), it's notable that the new Jaguar Type 01, noted for being very large, is basically the same size as a short wheel base Mercedes Sprinter. Like the vans that Amazon deliver stuff in (obviously less high) #carbloat #autobesity
October 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Having spent too long reading about vans (for camper reasons), it's notable that the new Jaguar Type 01, noted for being very large, is basically the same size as a short wheel base Mercedes Sprinter. Like the vans that Amazon deliver stuff in (obviously less high) #carbloat #autobesity
you can be opposed to carbloat while realizing this is inconvenient
September 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
you can be opposed to carbloat while realizing this is inconvenient
Jetzt wird's hier aber eng, nicht nur für Täter. Auch in #Lüneburg macht die Polizei mit beim #carbloat Trend (https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/59488/6354535 ).
#lüneburg #breitruck
#lüneburg #breitruck
September 26, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Jetzt wird's hier aber eng, nicht nur für Täter. Auch in #Lüneburg macht die Polizei mit beim #carbloat Trend (https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/59488/6354535 ).
#lüneburg #breitruck
#lüneburg #breitruck
Gewicht und Stellfläche als Rechteck der größten Breite und Länge nicht vergessen, sonst änderste am Carbloat gar nichts. 🤷
August 26, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Gewicht und Stellfläche als Rechteck der größten Breite und Länge nicht vergessen, sonst änderste am Carbloat gar nichts. 🤷
And many of the cars they insure present a real hazard to bike users due to #carbloat. Insurers need to recognise the risk posed by SUV body-types.
August 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
And many of the cars they insure present a real hazard to bike users due to #carbloat. Insurers need to recognise the risk posed by SUV body-types.
We do! Shifting the culture to recognize the safety of all road users is an important part of the conversation along with better understanding of the commercial determinants of vehicle size & the profits that auto-makers are making from #CarBloat
August 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We do! Shifting the culture to recognize the safety of all road users is an important part of the conversation along with better understanding of the commercial determinants of vehicle size & the profits that auto-makers are making from #CarBloat
SUV bloat is also a thing, and some of them are too wide for typical width restrictors.
Councils should be empowered to put length/GVW restrictions to deter #CarBloat @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcycling.org.uk
Councils should be empowered to put length/GVW restrictions to deter #CarBloat @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcycling.org.uk
Research finds that informing drivers about the risks SUVs pose to cyclists and pedestrians makes zero difference to their purchasing decision.
What would work?
- Treating SUVs as we do other harmful things: higher taxes, design constraints, limit advertising.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
What would work?
- Treating SUVs as we do other harmful things: higher taxes, design constraints, limit advertising.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
SUV bloat is also a thing, and some of them are too wide for typical width restrictors.
Councils should be empowered to put length/GVW restrictions to deter #CarBloat @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcycling.org.uk
Councils should be empowered to put length/GVW restrictions to deter #CarBloat @greenlibdems.org.uk @libdemcycling.org.uk
Hey there lovelies! Here's a big weekend blog / essay I wrote, just for you.
Australia's government is following the US and the EU in failing to push back on car bloat - and in doing so, locking climate policy that's too weak
(while also making transport more expensive, and cities less safe)
Australia's government is following the US and the EU in failing to push back on car bloat - and in doing so, locking climate policy that's too weak
(while also making transport more expensive, and cities less safe)
Big cars are dead weight dragging down climate policy
Australia's government has released a new transport climate policy. But it doesn't deal with the problem of car bloat: the main driver of rising emissions.
ketanjoshi.co
February 17, 2024 at 7:56 AM
This is excellent work by the London Assembly - #CarBloat is a danger to vulnerable road users and the environment
MOTION AGREED: As the size of UK cars continues to grow, we are calling for tighter limits on passenger vehicle size and bonnet height and higher parking charges for SUVs. www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is excellent work by the London Assembly - #CarBloat is a danger to vulnerable road users and the environment
It’s not wide enough. Partly Carbloat. Standards were different 30 years ago.
Plus it was reserved for dual carriageway, not a modern multimodal corridor.
Plus it was reserved for dual carriageway, not a modern multimodal corridor.
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It’s not wide enough. Partly Carbloat. Standards were different 30 years ago.
Plus it was reserved for dual carriageway, not a modern multimodal corridor.
Plus it was reserved for dual carriageway, not a modern multimodal corridor.
I saw this visual demonstration of ‘car bloat’ on our London high street. Cars are getting wider on average by 2cm per year in a profit-driven trend. The average UK car now takes up 1/3 more road space and win’t fit in a traditional home garage. #autobesity #carbloat #carspread #visionzero
March 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I saw this visual demonstration of ‘car bloat’ on our London high street. Cars are getting wider on average by 2cm per year in a profit-driven trend. The average UK car now takes up 1/3 more road space and win’t fit in a traditional home garage. #autobesity #carbloat #carspread #visionzero
Carbloat and carbrain are inextricable, and I know this because my feed today is full of arguments with a doubling-down, self-described "boomer grandmother" who has so thoroughly bought the line that if you have a family or dog you need to own a large SUV that she thinks sedans don't have A/C.
June 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Carbloat and carbrain are inextricable, and I know this because my feed today is full of arguments with a doubling-down, self-described "boomer grandmother" who has so thoroughly bought the line that if you have a family or dog you need to own a large SUV that she thinks sedans don't have A/C.
Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
July 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I don't expect much progress will happen on this issue during the incoming administration -- in fact, quite the opposite. But hopefully we're getting close to hitting rock bottom in terms of pedestrian safety overall.
www.fastcompany.com/91233935/suv...
#pedestrian #carbloat #roadsafety
www.fastcompany.com/91233935/suv...
#pedestrian #carbloat #roadsafety
Trucks and SUVs keep getting bigger. Here’s how they should be redesigned to be less deadly
Pickups and SUVs have become bigger and heavier over the past two decades—which raises the likelihood that pedestrians will die in a collision.
www.fastcompany.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I don't expect much progress will happen on this issue during the incoming administration -- in fact, quite the opposite. But hopefully we're getting close to hitting rock bottom in terms of pedestrian safety overall.
www.fastcompany.com/91233935/suv...
#pedestrian #carbloat #roadsafety
www.fastcompany.com/91233935/suv...
#pedestrian #carbloat #roadsafety
Pleased to see some action in the UK to address #CarBloat, which is putting people's lives at risk, as well as damaging roads and dominating public spaces.
MOTION AGREED: As the size of UK cars continues to grow, we are calling for tighter limits on passenger vehicle size and bonnet height and higher parking charges for SUVs. www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
June 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pleased to see some action in the UK to address #CarBloat, which is putting people's lives at risk, as well as damaging roads and dominating public spaces.
Car manufacturers continue to enlarge their product—taller/wider/longer. Parking spaces are becoming too small. Their increased size makes it harder to identify small humans, & more are being injured/killed. Their GHG emissions have also increased. #carbloat
July 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Car manufacturers continue to enlarge their product—taller/wider/longer. Parking spaces are becoming too small. Their increased size makes it harder to identify small humans, & more are being injured/killed. Their GHG emissions have also increased. #carbloat
We enforce seat belts. Air bags. Any number of features to make a car safer for its occupants. (as we should!)
But we don’t have a minimum standard to protect kids walking to school?!
This is outrageous, and needs to be changed ASAP.
#truckzilla #carbloat #suvs #oversize #walking #pedestrian
But we don’t have a minimum standard to protect kids walking to school?!
This is outrageous, and needs to be changed ASAP.
#truckzilla #carbloat #suvs #oversize #walking #pedestrian
March 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We enforce seat belts. Air bags. Any number of features to make a car safer for its occupants. (as we should!)
But we don’t have a minimum standard to protect kids walking to school?!
This is outrageous, and needs to be changed ASAP.
#truckzilla #carbloat #suvs #oversize #walking #pedestrian
But we don’t have a minimum standard to protect kids walking to school?!
This is outrageous, and needs to be changed ASAP.
#truckzilla #carbloat #suvs #oversize #walking #pedestrian