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Factually incorrect. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/23/carbon-footprint-new-car https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gre

• viraptor 7y ago
  This is very much an estimate... and I can't just take things like this: > If we do this, and then divide by the total emissions of the auto industry by the total amount of money spent on new cars, we reach a footprint of 720kg CO2e per £1000 spent. as true by default. They don't show why would that relation be true either. For example, you can find options that cost you many thousands more and amount to a few extra chips and different software.
  • kyruzic 7y ago
    It is an estimate but a close enough estimate to counter the claim that the vast majority of emissions are after production of the car.
• ben_w 7y ago
  The carbon footprint of a new car: 6 tonnes CO2e: Citroen C1, basic spec 17 tonnes CO2e: Ford Mondeo, medium spec 35 tonnes CO2e: Land Rover Discovery, top of the range Assuming you drive them for 120,000 miles, that works out as 28.8/79.86/164.4 g/km, which for the first two [1] is less in all cases than their fuel consumption, and for the third that’s still true for all but the most efficient models of that brand. Secondly you (and the article) are assuming that the car gets scrapped rather than sold secondhand when the owner replaces it. Thirdly, what are the CO2 costs of maintenance? This is important in particular if you believe the manufacturing is the primary concern, because the replacement parts have to be manufactured. [1] I just checked Mondeo and am confused why their CO2 emissions vary from 99 to 254 g/km — why does such all broad range of vehicles share the same model name?