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>> When those 2 year leases expired many people opted not to purchase the vehicle THAT is truly wasteful. Using a new product and then tossing it aside when i
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> When those 2 year leases expired many people opted not to purchase the vehicle
THAT is truly wasteful. Using a new product and then tossing it aside when it isn't shiny anymore. It creates a glut of used cars which depreciates all use cars... eventually resulting in many perfectly good vehicles being scrapped before their time = huge carbon emissions. The 'three Rs' start with Reduce and Reuse for a reason.
- emodendroket 5y agoWhy's it any more wasteful than any other kind of used car?
- nybble41 5y agoI believe the point was that it's more wasteful than continuing to drive a perfectly serviceable older vehicle, not that leasing is inherently any more wasteful than trading in for a new late-model vehicle every year or two.
- emodendroket 5y agoWell, in most cases buying out a lease is an unwise financial decision. Encouraging people to lease with subsidies and then driving down the cost of second-hand EVs doesn't seem like a bad way to go if your goal is to spur adoption.