UK motorists could save £1 billion!

greenman7

UK Motorists could save £1billion per year in reduced fuel costs buying greenest car in its class. See this article:

http://uk.green.yahoo.com/blog/ygreenuk/12/latest-research-co2-emissions-for-cars.html;_ylt=As892VaHbCIcQbIl29W_qZQwjscX

An interesting news feature showing how little consumers know about emissions
and how manufacturers do not help much marketing cars on style and looks.

marms

People buy a car on style, looks and what the cars like to drive, the manufacturers make there money from selling cars, people don't care if a few polar bears die as long as they look good driving round town.

Conor_3

greenman7 wrote: »

UK Motorists could save £1billion per year in reduced fuel costs buying greenest car in its class.

Because spending £10,000-£20,000 on a new car is offset by the 10MPG you save isn't it? No. The 10MPG saving over the lifetime of the vehicle wouldn't even cover the first years depreciation.

An interesting news feature showing how little consumers know about emissions
and how manufacturers do not help much marketing cars on style and looks.

More like "An interesting news feature showing how little the authors know about economics and how gullible the people who believe this tripe will save them money are."

thescouselander

Yes, unfortunatly the greenest cars in class usually have the most basic specification and are usually vastly underpowered resulting in a very uninspiring drive. In some cases a fully loded car that is underpowered can be plain dangerous.

AdrianHi

Two different car salesmen in recent weeks when I've got into conversation with them about it have told me that the first two questions most people ask is "what's the mpg?" and "what CO2 emissions / tax disk charge is it going to have in future?"
Just a few years ago it was "how fast?" and "what equipment do you get?".
Company car users have been making choices based on the BIK tax and therefore indirectly CO2 emissions for a while now

An older, not going wrong, slower depreciating car is still far cheaper on total ownership / use costs than anything brand new.