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With buying a new EV you massively front-load the CO2. About 60% of the lifetime CO2 cost of an EV car is in the manufacturing. The most affective strategy for
by irthomasthomas 2y ago
With buying a new EV you massively front-load the CO2. About 60% of the lifetime CO2 cost of an EV car is in the manufacturing. The most affective strategy for reducing CO2 emissions is re-using older cars for as long as possible. Buy used (EV or ICE) if you genuinely care about this stuff.
- 14 2y agoYes I do drive older cars. My kids keep saying I should get a new car but I laugh and say for what benefit would I do that? I drive a 2004 Camry 4 cylinder. It has some bumps and scratches but gets me from point to point. Just like I don’t get the newest phones, still rocking my iPhone 8 after years of another iPhone I used for many years, I also don’t feel the need for a new car without reason. But I would like an EV as I do need to eventually help my son get a car I would like to pass him this one and upgrade to something electric. My city even offers free charging in a couple spots for local residents and I am living right by one so I could charge for free some days too. But with huge price tags it still would not make economical sense.
- worstspotgain 2y agoToday's CO2 bill is only a very narrow and short-sighted part of the picture. Cutting out fossil fuels needs to happen first, in order for renewable and EV tech to have a chance to improve. Then there's the urgent priority of depriving Russia, Iran and other state actors of their most nefarious revenue stream. In turn they use it to sabotage democracy in other countries, preventing the climate crisis from being addressed.