Drivers in crowded cities should think twice before buying a big SUV， says the head of a motoring organisation.

　　Steve Gooding， from the RAC Foundation， said: “We should all choose the right vehicle for the right trip to cut the size of our carbon footprint.”

　　His comments come as research confirms most SUVs are bought by urban drivers.

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　　It shows that large SUVs - often known as Chelsea tractors - are indeed most prevalent in places such as Chelsea.

　　They are typically defined by their extreme size， and off-road features such as high ground clearance and four wheel drive.

　　They often face complaints from other road users about their bulk and their pollution - especially during the school run.

　　The report from the think-tank New Weather Institute said: “The numbers stand up long-held suspicions that these vehicles ostensibly designed for off-road are actually marketed successfully to urban users where their big size and higher pollution levels are a worse problem.”

　　Andrew Simms， from the New Weather Institute， said: “Just as tobacco advertising was successfully ended， it's time to stop promoting polluting SUV's.”

　　一個(gè)機(jī)動(dòng)車組織的負(fù)責(zé)人說，擁擠城市中的駕駛?cè)嗽谫徺I大型SUV之前應(yīng)該三思。

　　RAC基金會(huì)的史蒂夫·古丁說：“我們都應(yīng)該根據(jù)出行需求選擇合適的車輛，以縮小我們的碳足跡�！�

　　他發(fā)表這番言論之際，有研究證實(shí)大多數(shù)SUV賣給了城市駕駛?cè)恕?/p>

　　研究顯示，通常被稱作“切爾西拖拉機(jī)”的大型SUV的確在切爾西這樣的地方最常見。

　　它們通常是以巨大車身以及高底盤和四輪驅(qū)動(dòng)等越野特征來定義的。

　　它們經(jīng)常遭到其他道路使用者的抱怨，說它們體積大、污染嚴(yán)重——尤其是在接送孩子上下學(xué)的時(shí)候。

　　智庫“新氣象”研究所的這份報(bào)告說：“這些數(shù)據(jù)證實(shí)了長期以來的懷疑，也就是這些名義上為越野設(shè)計(jì)的車輛實(shí)際上被成功推銷給了城市用戶。它們的龐大車身和更嚴(yán)重污染在城市里是更大的問題�！�

　　“新氣象”研究所的安德魯·西姆斯說：“就像我們成功禁止煙草廣告一樣，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該停止宣傳造成污染的SUV了。”

　　But motoring organisations said the analysis was too simplistic.

　　While Mr Gooding supported the principle of making appropriate choices of vehicles， he told the BBC it was wrong to protest against medium sized cars that look like SUVs but don't clog the streets and are economical to run.

　　“The term SUV has become so broad as to be unhelpful，” he said. “(Some) motorists might just be seeking the comfort and convenience of relatively tall but still modestly-sized cars that come with the SUV badge but are economical to run.”

　　“The popularity of the SUV body-style looks like it's going to be with us for some time as some auto companies have already released fully electric versions with more to come later this year.”

　　Edmund King， from Automobile Association， told the BBC: “Talk of banning the advertising of SUVs is a naive approach. The auto industry is developing a wide range of cleaner， greener vehicles with some of the best in SUV styles，” he said. “Not all SUVs are large. Small SUVs are among the most popular cars on sale， because they usually offer the high-set driving position， practicality， safety and looks of more traditional off-roaders， but without the high price， running costs or emissions.”

　　A study by the International Energy Agency said increasing demand for SUVs is the second biggest contributor to the growth in carbon emissions.

　　Annual emissions from SUVs rose to more than 700 megatonnes of CO2， and if SUV drivers were a country， they would be the seventh in the world for carbon emissions.

　　但機(jī)動(dòng)車組織說，這項(xiàng)分析過于簡單化。

　　盡管古丁支持選擇合適車輛的原則，但他對(duì)英國廣播公司記者說，有些中等大小的汽車看起來像SUV，卻不會(huì)堵塞街道，開起來也省錢，抵制這些車是錯(cuò)誤的。

　　他說：“SUV這個(gè)詞變得太寬泛了，起不到幫助作用。(有些)駕駛?cè)嘶蛟S只是追求相對(duì)高大但還算適中的汽車帶來的舒適和便利，這些汽車帶有SUV的標(biāo)識(shí)，但開起來很省錢�！�

　　“SUV車體設(shè)計(jì)很受歡迎，看起來還要陪伴我們一段時(shí)間，因?yàn)橛行┢�車公司已�?jīng)發(fā)布了純電動(dòng)車型，今年晚些時(shí)候還會(huì)發(fā)布更多。”

　　汽車協(xié)會(huì)的埃德蒙·金對(duì)英國廣播公司記者說：“談?wù)摲鈿�SUV廣告是幼稚之舉。汽車工業(yè)正在開發(fā)多種更清潔、更綠色的車型，其中最好的一些車型是SUV。并非所有SUV都是龐然大物。市場上最受歡迎的車型中就有小型SUV，因?yàn)樗鼈兺ǔｑ{駛座椅高、實(shí)用、安全，外觀像比較傳統(tǒng)的越野車，但價(jià)格、運(yùn)行成本和排量都不高�！�

　　國際能源署的一項(xiàng)研究說，對(duì)SUV不斷增長的需求是碳排放增加的第二大原因。

　　SUV的年排放量超過7億噸二氧化碳。如果把所有SUV駕駛?cè)艘暈橐粋�(gè)國家，他們會(huì)是世界第七大碳排放國。

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