• resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Where do you get “20 years?” And what does that matter? I mean, yeah, I do. Some prime mid-2000s Altimas with destroyed bumpers roll around my neighborhood.

    The average lifespan of a car is 10 years. I buy 5-year-old cars and keep them for another five. If it’s undriveable, a scrap yard can part it out and keep similar cars on the road longer.

    And a five to ten year old car isn’t a death trap.

    I notice you conveniently ignored the points I made about things that would actually be good for the environment. Your EV isn’t reducing all the other harmful effects of driving aside from carbon dioxide, and even that’s not a clean win.

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      3 days ago

      Ok… so when you drive every single vehicle into the dirt now what? Stop being dense.

      Also i didnt ignore your point. You just expanded on my point. So thanks i guess.

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          3 days ago

          You litterally said the “average lifespan of car” is 10 years. Which means wait for it… people replacing them with new vehicles. You and I in agreement that the true solution is reducing personal vehicles dependency. But you trying to discourage EV adoption isnt helping anyone.

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            3 days ago

            Where did I say people shouldn’t buy an EV? I said keeping your current car, given it’s driveable, is more environmentally friendly than buying a new car.

            Are you able to win an argument against anyone but a strawman?

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      3 days ago

      10 years sounds shockingly short. My impression is that the average car lasts about 20 years. Lots of older cars still on the road.