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New electric vehicles cost thousands more than similar models that run on gasoline. But a growing number of shoppers are discovering that for used cars, often the opposite is true.
Used battery-powered vehicles often sell for less than comparable cars with internal combustion engines, making them a good deal even before calculating savings in maintenance costs and fuel. That is expanding the number of people who can afford to buy such models.
Sales of used electric vehicles rose 40 percent in July from a year earlier, according to Cox Automotive, a research firm.
Depends if the pizza has dead animals on it or not
I am not so sure about that one. If your pizza has a 80 gram ham topping, and you drive four miles and back, I’d guess it is still the car use which weights heavier. Even if avoiding meat is better, of course.
Ultimately, one has to do the math. Carbon reduction is essentially a quantitative endeavour, and many outcomes when one actually measures and counts are counter-intuitive. For example, ship and truck transport of food over large distances can cost far less carbon than your car trip to the supermarket.