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Why shouldn't you feel bad about buying a new car? Surely the environmental impact of creating such a large piece of machinery must be very significant? I don't
by vanviegen 5y ago
Why shouldn't you feel bad about buying a new car? Surely the environmental impact of creating such a large piece of machinery must be very significant? I don't care what people do with their money, but let's try to be frugal with our environment.
- david422 5y agoI replaced all my lights with LED's. The intention being that while my old lights continue to work, replacing them now will be better for the environment than waiting for them to die. Without an ability to do a full analysis of all the variables, I made my best guess. I hope it would be the same for a car.
- gwbas1c 5y agoReplacing a gas car with an electric car is always a win for the environment. Driving the car until it's a rust bucket just creates needless carbon emissions.
- vanviegen 5y agoIs that true even if you only drive a relative small amount is miles per year? And how do you know that? Building car takes a lot of energy and uses irreplaceable resources.
- gwbas1c 5y agoWell, I'll leave figuring out the "break even" point as an exercise for you! I suspect it's somewhere around 2-3000 miles a year.