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Or that pollution from tires is a serious problem and SUV-level weight moving at high speeds is not something we need more of.

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Most "SUVs" are just station wagons with an extra inch of ground clearance. They aren't that heavy. A Prius, on the other hand is close to the weight of a light truck.

A Prius, on the other hand is close to the weight of a light truck.

I was real confused by this. Wiki says Prius is in the range of 3,000 lbs. Much lighter than a truck of any sort.

Perhaps you meant to say Tesla Model X instead of Prius? That the closest comparison to an SUV. It weighs in at well over 5,000 lbs, which closer to the range of a light truck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_(XW50)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_X

He may have meant "small truck" instead of light truck? "light truck" has a specific definition and it's probably not what most people would think when using or hearing the term. A Prius is about the same weight as a lot of small trucks, or at least what small trucks used to be before the weird side-effects of fuel-efficiency regulations:

  2005 Tacoma: 3,140 to 4,4100 lbs
  2005 Ranger: 3,028 to 3,606 lbs
  2003 S-10: 3,016 to 4,039 lbs

The best-selling Hyundai all-categories SUV in the US is the Hyundai Santa Fe and weighs in average 1.8t. The fact that there are lighter SUVs appearing on the market is encouraging, but your affirmation is most likely not true.

I’m sorry but this is basically just flame baiting. Just tossing in a zealous attack against large cars in the middle of a discussion on fuel cells... What is the interest in rehashing that same old debate in this thread?

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