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Climate activists let down tyres of electric car (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by mannycalavera to c/bristol@lemmy.ml

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Bristol has gone full circle 🤣. Your car is damaging the environment.... err it's electric.

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[–] byroon@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It was an SUV. The leaflet the protesters left and which is quoted in the article points out it's not just the emissions that are dangerous but the increased likelihood of these vehicles killing people in a collision

[–] mannycalavera 1 points 10 months ago

You can read most of the said leaflet from the image in the article.

ATTENTION: Your gas guzzler kills

It's an electric car.

We have deflated one or more of your tyres.

We did this because driving around in your SUV vehicle has huge consequences.

SUVs are the second-largest cause of the rise in CO2 emissions over the past decade, more than the aviation industry.

It's an electric car.

SUVs cause more air pollution in your neighbourhood than smaller cars.

It's an electric car.

SUVs are also more likely to kill people in collisions.

One out of four ain't bad 😂.