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Re:A Junkyard Billionaire by cagenut on Saturday November 23, 2019 @10:42PM (#21618198)
Cars in the US last on average 17 years, though there is a long tail that stretches out 25 and 30 years (mostly for "light trucks").

If we assume the goal is <1% ICE vehicles on the road by 2050, then we need all new cars to be electric by 2033 at the latest, and 2020 to be sure.

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Re:A Junkyard Billionaire by Scoundreller on Sunday November 24, 2019 @11:32AM (#21621431)
Not in the salt belt!

I think we should have a system where cars spend their first 5 years in the north or south, and then spend the rest of their life in the other.

5 years of salt won’t kill a car, but 10+ will.

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