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Cars that pollute the most stay popular despite automakers' push for energy-efficient vehicles

While the push for energy-efficient vehicles is growing stronger, it appears less efficient models have stayed popular. A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency found that people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs through 2021 in spite of a push for low CO2 options.

Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s “Full Disclosure” podcast, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young for a look at what’s going on in our car industry.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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