There is only one solution to the #ClimateCrisis when it comes to personal automobiles: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll better yet #TakePublicTransit & #RideBikes
IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social
SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
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SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
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The new electric SUV market under battery supply constraints: Might they increase CO2 emissions?
Two trends have shaped the European car market over the past decade: electrification and SUVisation. Recently, they have merged in a new product: the …
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January 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There is only one solution to the #ClimateCrisis when it comes to personal automobiles: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll better yet #TakePublicTransit & #RideBikes
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I don’t understand why this doesn’t highly motivate people to make changes in their everyday lives. Change #1: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll. Trucks are for work, most of us don’t need them at home. #cdnpoli #climatecrisis
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don’t understand why this doesn’t highly motivate people to make changes in their everyday lives. Change #1: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll. Trucks are for work, most of us don’t need them at home. #cdnpoli #climatecrisis
Just drive a car. It’s better for everyone. SUVs & personal pick up trucks are unnecessary & provide a false sense of safety. Do your part: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
September 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Just drive a car. It’s better for everyone. SUVs & personal pick up trucks are unnecessary & provide a false sense of safety. Do your part: #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
Lovers are walkers. The automobile can make life better, but not when it comes to the structures we have chosen to build. The human connection matters & the personal automobile works against that. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
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50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Lovers are walkers. The automobile can make life better, but not when it comes to the structures we have chosen to build. The human connection matters & the personal automobile works against that. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
The easiest way to improve air quality, climate change, & your quality of life is to get out of our cars… it’s also good for local businesses. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The easiest way to improve air quality, climate change, & your quality of life is to get out of our cars… it’s also good for local businesses. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
At these prices, the auto industry is beginning to do its part to ensure that the personal automobile is a thing of the past. Now we need governments to ensure that their citizens can move freely between & within jurisdictions. #PublicTransportation #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
Average new-vehicle manufacturer’s suggested retail prices hit an all-time high last month, reaching $52k, up 4.2% from last year.
(The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k)
All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.
(The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k)
All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.
Average U.S. New Car Prices Top $50,000 For The First Time Ever
Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
At these prices, the auto industry is beginning to do its part to ensure that the personal automobile is a thing of the past. Now we need governments to ensure that their citizens can move freely between & within jurisdictions. #PublicTransportation #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
Addressing #ClimateChange means making different choices. The biggest thing you can do for your children & children’s children is to drive less & when you do, choose small. Most of us don’t need a pick up truck or SUV to get about. #InvestInTransit #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Addressing #ClimateChange means making different choices. The biggest thing you can do for your children & children’s children is to drive less & when you do, choose small. Most of us don’t need a pick up truck or SUV to get about. #InvestInTransit #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll
We need to all take responsibility. We can do this by making lifestyle changes & pushing government to build better transit & investing in green energy. Your EV SUV is part of the problem, not the solution, though. Automakers need to start leading. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll #ClimateEmergency
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
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The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We need to all take responsibility. We can do this by making lifestyle changes & pushing government to build better transit & investing in green energy. Your EV SUV is part of the problem, not the solution, though. Automakers need to start leading. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll #ClimateEmergency
Your choice to drive large is a major contributor to our planet’s destruction & completely unnecessary. Also, you are just giving automanufacturers extra profit. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll.
“Automobile industry analysts say that manufacturers are attracted to high profit margins from SUVs: they can make more money from SUVs even tho they make fewer vehicles.”
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Your choice to drive large is a major contributor to our planet’s destruction & completely unnecessary. Also, you are just giving automanufacturers extra profit. #DriveSmallOrNotAtAll.