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Also importantly, the gases are concentrated at power plants. Less CO, CO2, nitrogen compounds, and brake dust (possibly containing asbestos!) near residential

Also importantly, the gases are concentrated at power plants. Less CO, CO2, nitrogen compounds, and brake dust (possibly containing asbestos!) near residential and commercial areas is a good thing. I had been holding onto my ICE car because "well maybe it's better to keep a used car" but now I wonder if I should trade to a 2-year-old used PHEV.

pengaru 5y ago
> Less CO, CO2, nitrogen compounds, and brake dust (possibly containing asbestos!) near residential and commercial areas is a good thing. Don't forget the exotic catalyst metals continuously ablating in the exhaust stream one can literally mine from the shoulders of busy freeways.
NotSwift 5y ago
> Also importantly, the gases are concentrated at power plants. This is an important observation. With a centralized power plant you can take measures that would not be feasible/economical for individual cars.
- wkearney99 5y ago
  THIS. Far less worse to have the pollution at a facility where significantly better controls can be applied than belching fumes out on millions of vehicles with next to NO pollution controls.
coryrc 5y ago
It depends on how much you drive. I have a van I use one a month. Would be dumb to replace, especially as anyone who buys it would use it more. I've actually thought of scrapping it rather than selling. So I'd say, if you aren't willing to scrap your gas burner, then only sell if you drive more than the median.
- ReactiveJelly 5y ago
  Yeah, I guess I was just having a fit of "Gear Acquisition Syndrome". I barely drive at all, and paying $3,000 - $6,000 to trade my perfectly-good ICE for a PHEV of the same model year is basically just buying myself a toy I'll hardly use. Maybe I'll get lucky and move to a walkable town where I don't need a car, before the ICE starts to die on me.

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Also importantly, the gases are concentrated at power plants. Less CO, CO2, nitrogen compounds, and brake dust (possibly containing asbestos!) near residential

by ReactiveJelly 5y ago

pengaru 5y ago
> Less CO, CO2, nitrogen compounds, and brake dust (possibly containing asbestos!) near residential and commercial areas is a good thing. Don't forget the exotic catalyst metals continuously ablating in the exhaust stream one can literally mine from the shoulders of busy freeways.
NotSwift 5y ago
> Also importantly, the gases are concentrated at power plants. This is an important observation. With a centralized power plant you can take measures that would not be feasible/economical for individual cars.
- wkearney99 5y ago
  THIS. Far less worse to have the pollution at a facility where significantly better controls can be applied than belching fumes out on millions of vehicles with next to NO pollution controls.
coryrc 5y ago
It depends on how much you drive. I have a van I use one a month. Would be dumb to replace, especially as anyone who buys it would use it more. I've actually thought of scrapping it rather than selling. So I'd say, if you aren't willing to scrap your gas burner, then only sell if you drive more than the median.
- ReactiveJelly 5y ago
  Yeah, I guess I was just having a fit of "Gear Acquisition Syndrome". I barely drive at all, and paying $3,000 - $6,000 to trade my perfectly-good ICE for a PHEV of the same model year is basically just buying myself a toy I'll hardly use. Maybe I'll get lucky and move to a walkable town where I don't need a car, before the ICE starts to die on me.