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Buying a new car is not better than keeping an old one
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this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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It’s to be expected I suppose.
Too many people think upgrading their car to electric is ‘doing their part’ but when they are replacing a vehicle less than 5 years old with an electric car they also intend to replace within 5 years, they haven’t helped anything.
Also people don’t want to feel like the action they took is actually unhelpful.
They like greenwashing and want to feel good about their choices. Applying critical analysis to a complex problem like climate change is hard compared to buying a Tesla.
I sort of agree with you, but at the same time the wealthy are always the earliest adopters for expensive new technology. Them buying overpriced luxury cars helps subsidize the development of the tech for the rest of us. And when they switch to a new car in 5 years it adds more stock to the used car market for people that can't afford the cutting edge but still want to own an EV.
Straight up my car is 16 years old at this point and I plan to drive it until the wheels fall off
Do I want a different car with different features? Yup.
Will I buy a new car? Fuck no, I'll buy a used car and do the same: drive it until the wheels falls off.