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That's insane, I didn't realize it was that much. If we could see cars drop carbon turds on the road instead of venting it invisibly in the air we'd all be frea
by makeitrain 5y ago
That's insane, I didn't realize it was that much. If we could see cars drop carbon turds on the road instead of venting it invisibly in the air we'd all be freaking out right now.
- NickNameNick 5y agoWell, we used to have horses... There's a reason all the old buildings in big cities are elevated a few steps above street level...
- arethuza 5y agoWhere I used to live in the New Town of Edinburgh each house had a boot scraper fixed next to the step to the front door.
- fho 5y agoYep ... that's about two chocolate bars every kilometer ... and that has not really changed too much with newer motor generations as it is mostly a function of how much gas is used.
- lrem 5y agoMy current car uses about half of what the previous did though. Old Toyota Avensis 1.6, new Toyota Corolla 1.8 HSD.
- fho 5y agoYep, engines definitely have improved over time. Still the Corolla is producing about 80 grams of CO² per km (which in Germany is the benchmark to get a E-plate). So... Only about one chocolate bar per km.
- AngryData 5y agoYou could probably get a similar reaction if fossil fuel sales were given in the equivalent of trees or fuel crops. Someone might question running to the store just for donuts if they imagined burning half of a tree or 40 pounds of grain or something in the process, rather than just a bit of gasoline.
- fho 5y agoHonestly I was not even aware of that ... A quick search shows that a 100 yo birch tree stores only about 15 kg CO² ... So your half a tree seems to be in the right ball park. Also ... CO² is bad ... but at least is non-toxic compared to some of the other side products.