New energy efficient cars cost energy to produce. What is that when compared to the cost to run an old car?
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Tony R asked:
Not buying new would seem to make sense, as all manufactured products cost energy to make. The energy cost displayed on a product would be a useful guide.
VANCE
Not buying new would seem to make sense, as all manufactured products cost energy to make. The energy cost displayed on a product would be a useful guide.
VANCE
February 25th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
It’s sort of like the clothes dimlemma. For instance, organic hemp clothing still takes time to make when I could have just bought vintage, gently worn clothes. That might be more green.
A benefit to buying a new, energy efficient car would be that we’d cut down energy consumption. Not driving a car is really the pinnacle, selling cars will be around for a while so they might as well be as efficient as possible.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:21 am
My 17 year old truck gets better gas mileage than than any truck I can find now. They don’t even make them of simmilar size any more. I’ll drive it until there isn’t a frame left for me to sit on.
February 28th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
I suppose it’d depend on how much the car is used. if you don’t drive often, it’d be a big waste, to melt down an old car. I think drivetrain parts should have standardised mounting arrangements. that way cars would be a lot less disposable and planned obsolescent. for example, if all small 4cylinder engines were required to fit into a small 4 cylinder car, then you could just upgrade the engine. And it’d make
engines cheaper,too – if you could buy from whatever manufactorer was offering the best deal.
This is not at all impractical, but don’t expect car makers to do it voluntarily.