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"And if cars are receiving 20 times more actual use, that would imply that there would be 20 times less cars sold." Incorrect conclusion. Cars being used 20 ti
by MichaelApproved 15y ago
"And if cars are receiving 20 times more actual use, that would imply that there would be 20 times less cars sold."
Incorrect conclusion. Cars being used 20 times more will break down 20 times faster. Less might be needed on the road at the same time but they'll break down and need to be replaced at a much faster rate. Over a serval year timeframe the amount of cars turned over will remain roughly the same.
I also wouldn't send my car home to pick up my wife and drive her to work because my fuel bills will skyrocket through all the extra driving around.
The shared resource makes sense. It'll be similar to taxi services that exist now. You call for a driver and the closest shared car will come to pick you up.
- rsheridan6 15y ago>Cars being used 20 times more will break down 20 times faster. Not true if they're owned by big players who professionally maintain them. Want to buy a used LLV (postal truck from the eighties/nineties)? You can't, because they haven't been surplused yet. Also, cold engines wear much faster than hot engines, so an engine that runs all day does not wear out as quickly per mile as one that's driven a few times daily.
- MichaelApproved 15y agoSure, they haven't been surprised but they surely have had enough parts replaced that we can consider then new cars several times over. You make a good point that a fleets maintained better than the average citizen but they will still break down and still need to be replaced faster that the author is stating. We will still have roughly the same amount of turnover over the course of a decade.