Carrying this extra weight pushes up the fuel consumption of a typical #car substantially. Over the course of its whole life, driving maybe 300,000km, this amounts to an extra 1,500 litres of petrol and diesel, which, when burned, emits 3.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide and more air pollution, from the exhaust and from the tyres and road. It also makes driving more expensive and exacerbates the energy insecurity from which #Ireland suffers because of fossil fuel dependence

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2023/10/05/car-bloat-is-driving-climate-change-and-making-roads-less-safe/