SUVs produce more CO2 emissions than other vehicles

True or false? SUVs produce more

CO2

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emissions than other vehicles. 

True! 

SUVs – or Sport Utility Vehicles – tend to emit more CO2 than other standard types of vehicles. 

Why? Mostly because they are bigger and heavier. This makes them less aerodynamic, meaning they consume more

fuel

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. However, there are also electric and hybrid SUVs, and these models produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions.