Many drivers still believe that the most environmentally conscious choice is to keep an old liquid-fuelled car running until it falls apart. Think of the resources needed to make a whole new vehicle, the argument goes. New research casts doubt on this line of thinking.
Does this account for the entire production line and recycling after? Or just directly emissions from the vehicle itself.
Electric cars are also far more expensive to own than my old car, they have internet connections, invasive telemetry, software updates, and are incredibly complex to troubleshoot and fix because of having so many electrical components and sensors.
So far over the last 10 years my old SUV has cost me on average about $190/month, that includes purchase price, insurance, registration, fuel, and all maintenance and upgrades including consumables like tires, and some more expensive stuff like aftermarket suspension because I like offroading.
The insurance and registration alone on a new EV would probably be near $200/month. Plus with my current vehicle I can do all the work myself, with an EV the closest shop is probably 3-5 hours away depending on brand, so I’d waste an entire day or two getting it serviced on top of the extreme cost of service.
Does this account for the entire production line and recycling after? Or just directly emissions from the vehicle itself.
Electric cars are also far more expensive to own than my old car, they have internet connections, invasive telemetry, software updates, and are incredibly complex to troubleshoot and fix because of having so many electrical components and sensors.
So far over the last 10 years my old SUV has cost me on average about $190/month, that includes purchase price, insurance, registration, fuel, and all maintenance and upgrades including consumables like tires, and some more expensive stuff like aftermarket suspension because I like offroading.
The insurance and registration alone on a new EV would probably be near $200/month. Plus with my current vehicle I can do all the work myself, with an EV the closest shop is probably 3-5 hours away depending on brand, so I’d waste an entire day or two getting it serviced on top of the extreme cost of service.
This is the entire point of the article and study?
It isn’t 100% clear to me from reading the link if it was done that way or not, that’s why I was curious.