Do you drive an SUV?

[Anonymous]

We have two larges SUVs and one kid.

We like driving them, that's the beginning and the end of it. We also have a large house, which we like. I guess having one kid is an offset but I don't make any decisions in my life based on climate change. The only time I ever think about it is to chuckle at threads like this where people are using cloth diapers, driving different cars, wringing their hands over airline travel. It's amusing to me.

[Anonymous]

Mine is a plug in

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you believe that the use of fossil fuels has caused/accelerated/contributed to climate change and drive an SUV, please help me understand how you reconcile your beliefs with your vehicle choice. I would genuinely like to know. I live in Bethesda and practically everybody I know drives an SUV. Yet I'm pretty sure that, if I asked, they would say they are very concerned about climate change and disappointed the US withdrew from the Kyoto protocol. Obviously I risk alienating friends and neighbors if I ask this directly as it could sound accusatory. Please only answer if you have an SUV and these beliefs.

I have an SUV and an SUV saves more fuel than an electric car. GM and Ford for instance sells electric/hybrid cars at almost break even or a slight low do to high costs and R&D involved. SUVs have huge profits of 7-15K per vehicle. That profit is used to create new electric technologies.

You should thank these people as they are doing more for environment than folks driving electriccars.

[Anonymous]

we have an suv (a small one), a sedan, and a minivan.

But our big offender is our boat. OMFG! You guys going back and forth about Prius vs. Escape, you should see the amount of fuel this thing burns in a day on the water. It's insane!

If you ever go to the beach or the bay and you see one of those sport fishing boats cruising down the water, on a plane (that means going fast enough to be riding up on the water). Figure 100-200 gallons PER HOUR!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is a plug in

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, you SUV drivers know you are harming the environment and destroying your children's future. Yet you do it anyway. How do you reconcile that, exactly?

I own the biggest, badass 8 cylinder SUV. I usually drive solo. I live close to my office, tho. And my house isn’t huge. I have energy star appliances and all new, energy star windows. I recycle. I eat meat. I wear fur. I like me.

[Anonymous]

We own a mid-size SUV because we have two kids who play sports that require lots of equipment plus a giant (130+ lbs) dog. I’m definitely concerned about the environment and purposely chose a hybrid plug-in SUV for this reason. My daily work commute is purely electric, as is most of our weekend errand running/kids’ activities.

[Anonymous]

The best way to help the environment would be for us all to stop reproducing and engage in a mass suicide.

Why pick on SUVs, OP? Oh right, they make it so easy for you to judge.

I live in VA. I use electricity. I know that some of that electricity comes from coal. I know coal is bad. So am I a hypocrite? Go ahead, call me whatever name you want. You aren't helping your cause, unless your cause is simply to feel superior to the libs in your hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I do. I really don't care what you think and I'm getting a newer, bigger one soon.

+1

[Anonymous]

Going to Europe (countryside) frequently will change perspectives on what is "necessary" when you have 2+ kids.

If they made gas a lot more expensive by applying a tax, and using those funds towards infrastructure, the appeal of larger vehicles would be reduced dramatically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we have an suv (a small one), a sedan, and a minivan.

But our big offender is our boat. OMFG! You guys going back and forth about Prius vs. Escape, you should see the amount of fuel this thing burns in a day on the water. It's insane!

If you ever go to the beach or the bay and you see one of those sport fishing boats cruising down the water, on a plane (that means going fast enough to be riding up on the water). Figure 100-200 gallons PER HOUR!

I was with some friends on their boat and they put some gas in it (but didn’t fill it up). It cost them $600! I think they noticed by reaction...

[Anonymous]

We have two SUV's. Family of 4. If downtown DC parking garages weren't so tight I'd buy a full size SUV in a heart beat.

[Anonymous]

OP, why are you assuming that all SUVs are equally bad?

My Honda CRV gets 29-31 mpg. It's not a hybrid. It's also about the same (or better) than many sedans. I don't get why anyone would drive a vehicle that gets less than 20 mpg unless it is a fire truck, garbage truck or other heavy use vehicle needed for a profession (food truck?, etc).

All SUVs are not the same.

[Anonymous]

No way! We are vegans, we strive for a zero waste home, we make our own deodorant etc, all of our furniture is recycled. We don't think anyone who drives a car truly cars about our world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way! We are vegans, we strive for a zero waste home, we make our own deodorant etc, all of our furniture is recycled. We don't think anyone who drives a car truly cars about our world.

Do you bottle your farts too? You should read about the methane damage cows are causing.