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A cheaper car to buy, not a cheaper car to own
by webkike 7y ago
A cheaper car to buy, not a cheaper car to own
- flyingfences 7y agoFewer/simpler emissions systems would mean cheaper maintenance, no?
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoMore or less. That's exactly why we're seeing a resurgence of big gas engines for medium trucks. Diesel has become less competitive for a lot of use cases due to increased emissions related maintenance (whereas they basically didn't have any emissions system 15yr ago).
- Rebelgecko 7y agoHow much? I've never had to repair anything related to the emissions of a car I own. The only difference I can think of is that some cars have a separate California-legal version of the catalytic converter than costs an extra $100 or so.
- maerF0x0 7y agoThat's either because 1) you didnt have emissions testing where you are or 2) you didnt have a 15+ year old car. It can be a real burden on the lowest end consumer (often the poor) to deal with regulations around vehicles because they're often barely keeping something running.
- webkike 7y agoUsually cars meet emissions standards by increasing their MPG, so you'd pay less for gas.
- DuskStar 7y agoDieselgate was manufacturers meeting performance and MPG figures at the expense of increased pollution. A lot of pollution does not trend directly with CO2.
- maerF0x0 7y ago> A cheaper car to buy, not a cheaper car to own You're correct if you're speaking about the tragedy of commons issue with air quality... But for the individual it should be cheaper _or equal_ to own. Certainly not more expensive
- ac29 7y agoSure it might be cheaper to purchase, but I'm not sure how a car that needs more fuel per mile to operate is less expensive to own.
- maerF0x0 7y agothe CARB is much less about fuel economy than it is about the composition of the emissions. Therefore it's mostly about tragedy of commons with air pollution