Why get an electric car to save the planet?

[BrilloPad]

Growing demand for SUVs 'could negate electric car benefits' | Environment | The Guardian

Not much point unless SUVs are banned?

[DimPrawn]

I'm so concerned about Climate Change I've ordered a new electric car for the school run.

Rivian

[ladymuck]

I'm so concerned about Climate Change I've ordered a new electric car for the school run.

Rivian

That tent doesn't look all that aerodynamic

[woohoo]

Growing demand for SUVs 'could negate electric car benefits' | Environment | The Guardian

Not much point unless SUVs are banned?

Perhaps limit people to x amount of miles a year or quota emissions for all cars. You have x amount of emissions in your emissions wallet. To refresh you have to plant a tree or kill a cow.

[Mordac]

Perhaps limit people to x amount of miles a year or quota emissions for all cars. You have x amount of emissions in your emissions wallet. To refresh you have to plant a tree or kill a cow.

I'll go for the cow. Medium rare, please...

[BrilloPad]

To refresh you have to kill a cow.

ex-mrs-bp? Plenty of those....

[Big Blue Plymouth]

I've had the same RAV4 for 11 years and hope to keep it for another 10.

Got no metrics on this but I can't help feeling that the environmental footprint of making a brand new car with or without eco friendly technology is overall much greater than hanging on to your slightly less envronmentally friendly vehicle for years - just like folks always used to.

[Scruff]

My combined vehicle age is 102 years.
My combined CC for them is 13.92 litres
My combined cylinder count is 26
All petrol
All run perfectly
3 cars
3 bikes
4 4-strokes
2 2-strokes

More eco-friendly than 1 new Nissan Leaf

[Whorty]

Isn't the bigger issue with cars the emissions in cities, rather than the amount of fossil fuels used to produce and run the vehicles? Obviously we need to sort out the latter, but in the short term, due to consecutive government policies of pushing diesel cars, we need to sort that out asap.

I have 2 diesel vehicles, so I'm as guilty as the next 2 men

[BR14]

since i've been persuaded to 'un-retire' i'm seriously thinking of getting one of these with the extra wonga, which i don't really need.

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