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Increases in car efficiency don't necessarily result in less use of gasoline, often it results in more, due to Jevon's Paradox. Perhaps EU countries raised gas
by gameswithgo 8y ago
Increases in car efficiency don't necessarily result in less use of gasoline, often it results in more, due to Jevon's Paradox.
Perhaps EU countries raised gasoline taxes in that period, or people got poorer.
- geitir 8y agoSorry but maybe that holds for a smaller increase of efficiency but I highly doubt that's true for 20%+
- lostapathy 8y agoMaybe we passed the limits of Jevon’s paradox? There are practical limits to how much time a person can drive, or how much they can consume. I know I personally passed the point several years ago where I want to spend less time in a car, regadless of price.
- lozenge 8y agoThe main limit in EU countries is the road space. There's very few areas designed to take as many cars as the US.