On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:20:49 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:52:02 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:23:29 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:


In your analysis, you need to cover the full lifecycle cost, which
includes making the car in the first place. Cars only last on average
seven years, so making them is a major component of both cost and carbon
impact. Batteries in particular are expensive to make, don't have a
very large capacity compared to a gas tank, and don't last all that long.


What is the AVERAGE age of the north american automotive fleet?? As of
June, 2012, the average age of an automobile is 11 years

My daily driver was built in 2001
Thats 11 yrs old.

Few of my friends drive anything younger than 8 yrs old.

Just replaced my wife's 16 year old (1996) Mystique - daughter's
boyfriend is driving it while he waits for insurance settlement on his
stolen 2005 C300H. It was a replacement for her 22 year old (1988) New
Yorker.