@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Many of the SUVs are EVs which also have extra weight again with the batteries. TBH here in Carrigaline, in the main I am seeing lots of SUVs in car parks etc, many of them EVs. Sometimes I wonder WHY, in urban areas do you need this size of vehicle, getting bigger & bigger

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Road quality may help. The rural roads can be a bit scary to drive with a small economic car.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 It's difficult to see what their problem is. They seem to have a vendetta against cars and particularly the SUV, making no differentiation between European *compact* SUVs and 4 litre American behemoths. And completely ignored is the decline in emissions with EV uptake:

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Great article! Has Ireland become the 51st US State? 🙋‍♂️Without a debate, or referendum😕This sadly could give fuel to those who would like a fire.😢 It would be nice if we even tried to follow France and Norway on this one, and other European States, if even just a little.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 So it seems that there's some deliberate melding of statistics here. The Committee was presented with US data, with no mention of lower US vs EU passenger collision standards, and zero balance regarding the improved safety for drivers and occupants.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Will we weigh and tax planes the same?!

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 A 1974 VW Golf has absolutely no business in this discussion. An absurd comparison.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Absolute nonsense. The weight of the car has already been accounted for in the vrt taxation which is co2 derived and of course affected by weight. Heavier cars emit more co2 and are therefore already excessively taxed. This would add a 3rd tax to the car. Nanny state nonsense

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Smug EV owners to pay road tax despite exemption promise

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 People who drive SUV's have the money to burn no matter how big the stick gets

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Yet more ‘experts’ calling for higher taxes in their relentless war on cars. This #ClimateCult is so tiring.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 The reason families are buying large cars is because of the safety legislation that demands large child seats. You just can't fit your family in a small car anymore.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 EV's are not green and Co2 has zero bearing on climate

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Do any of you so called experts actually do any investigating before jumping on the daily bandwagon, when so called experts use words like they ‘think’ means there is no evidence and they are expressing a personal view, time to do your job and not follow the pack

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Why is there a picture pf an old transit type van in the article ? Chalk and cheese

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 What’s with the smoking 1980’s van in the pic? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Just a way to bring the heavy electric cars into a tax bracket that makes the loss of diesel and petrol cars not so hard on the exchequer.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 What a surprise the answer to everything, more tax. You might listen to Peter Zeihan on podcasts about EV’s although it might create a new problem

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 It's funny how the solution is always more tax. How about letting people make their own decisions on what they need. Also, my parents' 2.5L SUV uses about 33% less fuel than my 1.4L saloon. This argument is nothing more than jealousy.

@codohertynews @HannahEDaly @transenv @MockPeter @ApostolosPetro1 Poor article. Electric/hybrid cars/SUVs are far heavier than equivalent sized ICE cars/SUVs so are arguably more dangerous. My ICE crossover weighs less than a Tesla 3, has protection for pedestrians in case of impact, and has camera detection for pedestrians plus auto braking.