Are SUVs becoming a climate problem?

Across the world, cars are getting taller, wider and heavier.
Sports Utility Vehicles, or SUVs, now dominate global car sales,
and the trend has continued into the electric age with many new
EVs larger than ever.


In this episode of The Climate Question, Jordan Dunbar examines
why bigger cars have become so popular with drivers and so
profitable for manufacturers. From comfort and safety to status
and aspiration, SUVs are reshaping roads across Europe, Asia and
the Middle East.


Size matters. Heavier vehicles use more energy, require bigger
batteries, and create challenges for cities, from congestion and
parking to road damage and safety. Jordan speaks to Theo Leggett,
the BBC’s International Business Correspondent, and Anjani
Trivedi, Global Business Correspondent at The Economist, about
car-spreading, emissions, electrification, and whether
governments and consumers could reverse the trend.


Guests: Theo Leggett, BBC International Business Correspondent
Anjani Trivedi, Global Business Correspondent, The Economist


Presenter: Jordan Dunbar Production team: Ben Andrews, Grace
Braddock, Tom Brignell, Gareth Jones, Diane Richardson, Nik
Sindle Editor: Simon Watts


Image: CJ Gunther / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock


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