In Slate ,I explained that car bloat is now a global problem, not just an American one.
Worldwide, SUVs alone now comprise ~half of new car sales. The avg European car gets 1 cm wider every 2 years.
That's bad news for climate change, as well as for safety.
GIFT LINK:
#cars #safety #europe #india
The District of Columbia already has weight-based car fees, requiring owners of the biggest cars and trucks (6,000 lbs+) to pay hundreds of $$ per year.
That's a much stronger policy than what Colorado is proposing.
In the last 6 days the NY Times has run 4 articles about e-bikes -- all of them negative.
A few other stories the paper might consider:
🔹 E-bikes pollute far less than even electric cars
🔹 Compared to autos, e-bikes pose minimal risk to other people
🔹 Unlike cars, e-bikes provide exercise
#ebikes #bikes #journalism
