“The movement have now deflated tyres on around 9,000 SUVs in cities across the world since March, striking continuously, and look set to surpass their goal of 10,000 SUVs deflated by Christmas,” the statement added.
The group has said its aim is “to make it impossible to own an SUV in the world’s urban areas”, condemning the vehicles as “unnecessary ‘luxury emissions’, flaunted by the wealthy, that are a climate disaster, cause air pollution and make our roads more dangerous”.
lol, lmao
These comments show both that: 1) this website is painfully American, and 2) Americans don't know anything about other countries
Yeah SUV in Europe means shit like range Rovers right, not a Toyota Fortuner.
Am I right?
Sort of, yeah. There's much more of a divide between a small car and a large car. "Mid-sized SUVS" didn't really exist in Europe until the last decade and now they are only kind of popular. Mainly because of engine-size and fuel regulations, and tighter restrictions on what constitutes a "large vehicle" in urban areas. Hatchbacks have always been much more common if someone wants a 5-door vehicle.
Basically, in most of Europe, in order to own the disgustingly large SUVs that are common in America, you have to pay a lot of taxes, or live outside the city.