The best car for the environment?

Herzlos

k6chris wrote: »

So is the answer "don't buy a new EV until you absolutely need a new car, then buy the one that has the lowest environmental impact, based on the technolgy available at that time. In the mean time, try and reduce the use of your current car"?

It gets more complex; if the car you're getting rid of isn't being scrapped then it'll probably be taking something older off the road.

The sanest thing to do is to wait until your current car isn't suitable for some reason and then buy a smallish EV like a Zoe. If you can, stick a solar panel on the roof to charge it from that.

Some EVs are pure virtue signalling, but for those in congestion charge zone or doing high enough mileage an EV is actually cheaper to run. They should be better for the environment at the emissions stage since power plant generation is more efficient than a car engine, and more and more power is coming from renewables.

AdrianC

Herzlos wrote: »

If you can, stick a solar panel on the roof to charge it from that.

We don' need no steeenkin' laws of physics...

Catapa

The environmentally best vehicle for your trips is a bicycle.



If you sell your Diesel, there will be someone who continues to use it. Any new car is worse for the environment the bigger it is. Currently, many EVs and plug-in hybrids are rather big. So a small EV or petrol car is always preferable over a big car / SUV.

Herzlos

AdrianC wrote: »

We don' need no steeenkin' laws of physics...

Roof of the house, not the car, sorry.

Though we've been through the maths and a solar panel on the roof might not be a bad idea for some usage patterns in some areas.

qwert_yuiop

DELETED USER wrote:

Get a used Nissan Leaf....very good for the environment.

Less bad for the environment might be plausible. It’s not a tree. (Or even a leaf.)