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Re:The factory that only builds white Toyota Land Cruisers by oaktrout on Monday November 28, 2022 @10:50AM (#33775067)
I agree. One has to ask: what is worse for the environment, a car that pollutes more but lasts 400k miles or a car that pollutes less but only lasts 200k. The cost and environmental affects of manufacturing aren't zero.
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Re:The factory that only builds white Toyota Land Cruisers by zelos on Monday November 28, 2022 @11:29AM (#33775651)
80% of the CO2 is in the operation and servicing.

https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/comparative-l...

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Re:The factory that only builds white Toyota Land Cruisers by bombcar on Monday November 28, 2022 @10:59AM (#33775224)
It also varies based on what you have for recycling and other things, too - if we're talking the only vehicle in an entire town that is otherwise from the 1800s, the long-running simple one will almost certainly win.

But in Los Angeles? That's an entire different issue, especially as there will be so many that economies of scale come into play.

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