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"Not to mention that older cars means a lighter touch on the earth (heavy metals, fuel, etc)." ??? older cars doesn't mean a lighter touch on earth in relation
by Zekio 9y ago
"Not to mention that older cars means a lighter touch on the earth (heavy metals, fuel, etc)."
??? older cars doesn't mean a lighter touch on earth in relation to fuel, they can generally drive a shorter distance on the same amount of fuel and likely also have worse filters
- opencl 9y agoProducing more cars obviously uses resources. Looking at EPA numbers fuel economy improvements in recent years seems to have been minuscule. From 2007 to 2017 the Corolla went from 31mpg to 30, the Focus went from 27mpg to 28, the Highlander saw zero change at 22mpg. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=23549 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=23549 https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38152.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38152.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/22758.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/22758.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38473.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38473.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/23765.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/23765.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38414.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/38414.shtml
- rcxdude 9y agoUnless it's doing a lot of miles, energy cost of building new car > energy use difference between new and old.