I know the impact would be huge. Half the oil gets dumped into the water system. I don't know why we don't go 5k minimum , 7 k avr. and maybe even 20k synthetic with filter changes.
national savings on 5k vs 3k oil changes
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I've always wondered about the overall carbon throughput.
Overall,How much carbon is from fixing up a 1978 F-150 and driving it 3,000 miles a year.
Compared to the amount of carbon from the manufacture and transport of all the batteries, plastics, engine and electrical components of a new hybrid vehicle?
Sure I burn more gas from the 1978 F-150, but overall, I'm not so sure. Many of the components of a Hybrid are sourced from all over the planet. And the Ni-Cad batteries or Lithium are from mines that completely destroy the surrounding environment.
Just a thought.
Exact numbers are really hard to come by for a bunch of this stuff.
Usually energy cost would be pretty close among different part of the world for the same energy. So I'd say if you are saving money going from an old truck to a new hybrid after purchase priced factored in, it is better for the environment, plus minus a few tens of percents.
I've always wondered about the overall carbon throughput.
Overall,How much carbon is from fixing up a 1978 F-150 and driving it 3,000 miles a year.
Compared to the amount of carbon from the manufacture and transport of all the batteries, plastics, engine and electrical components of a new hybrid vehicle?
Sure I burn more gas from the 1978 F-150, but overall, I'm not so sure. Many of the components of a Hybrid are sourced from all over the planet. And the Ni-Cad batteries or Lithium are from mines that completely destroy the surrounding environment.
Just a thought.
Exact numbers are really hard to come by for a bunch of this stuff.
Usually energy cost would be pretty close among different part of the world for the same energy. So I'd say if you are saving money going from an old truck to a new hybrid after purchase priced factored in, it is better for the environment, plus minus a few tens of percents.
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