I’m not just talking about pickup trucks that have gotten huge, but rather cars in general. Take a look at the 5th generation Honda Civic hatchback and compare it to the newest Honda Civic Hatchback model. Not only did the car gain approximately 1,000lbs/453Kg, but its length, height, and space drastically changed. Sure it’s a 30 year difference but even other car models from the early 2010s compared to their same models today are way bigger and heavier in just under a decade Why is this?
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Auto companies lobbied hard to exclude trucks from the CAFE (fuel efficiency) standards, because large vehicles are more profitable for them. Then they market the hell out of them and make them bigger every year so they can make more profits and have us consume more oil. It’s a racket.
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