Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older. A study published Wednesday says U.S. vehicles hit a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their rides largely because new ones cost so much.
Pretty sure it’s more impactful on the environment to get a new car than it is to continue using the car you have if you can.
People should be running their current ones into the ground, and only getting another when necessary (ideally EV or some other mode of transport with even fewer emissions).
We don’t need to replace our cars, just reduce the amount on the road and minimize emissions of new ones.
I think it’s somewhere around 20-30% of emissions are from vehicles (plz don’t quote me on that), so it’s at least a step in the right direction and would slow the progression for sure.
Pretty sure it’s more impactful on the environment to get a new car than it is to continue using the car you have if you can.
People should be running their current ones into the ground, and only getting another when necessary (ideally EV or some other mode of transport with even fewer emissions).
We don’t need to replace our cars, just reduce the amount on the road and minimize emissions of new ones.
I think it’s somewhere around 20-30% of emissions are from vehicles (plz don’t quote me on that), so it’s at least a step in the right direction and would slow the progression for sure.