Sujet : Re: Knoppix Operating System :-)
De : bowman (at) *nospam* montana.com (rbowman)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacyDate : 02. May 2024, 04:52:56
Autres entêtes
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On Wed, 1 May 2024 20:28:07 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On 1 May 2024 14:54:49 GMT, rbowman wrote:
I've seen a few SUVs or whatever you want to call them that looked like
a disaster waiting to happen with a high CG and relatively narrow
tread.
“Ya canna change the laws of physics, Cap’n!”
I honestly don’t understand this fondness for SUVs.
I don't know from a consumer standpoint although there always was a market
for vans and station wagons for soccer moms.
From a manufacturer's standpoint, thank the government. Tight fleet
mileage restrictions were placed on passenger cars but the rules for light
trucks were much more lenient. Put a more refined body on a F150 chassis,
and it still falls into the light truck category.
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-726-may-7-2012-suvs-are-they-cars-or-trucks