[T3] Whats is a Type 3 worth?

[jadney at vwtype3.org (Jim Adney)]

On 22 Feb 2012 at 13:48, Brion Sabbatino wrote:

> By keeping our vehicles on the road we are helping America conserve
> energy. 

I think part of the point Brion was trying to make here is that every 
product has what's called "embedded energy" and "embedded pollution" 
which are the amounts of energy consumed and pollution produced in 
the full process of making that product.

There's a LOT of embedded energy and pollution in a new car.

The embedded energy is part of the purchase price, but the embedded 
pollution is a cost that's put off onto some other time, place, or 
person. Requiring pollution controls on the production process 
increases the purchase price, but that's just moving the cost from 
someone else to the actual consumer, where I believe it belongs.

As Brion points out, the nice thing about driving our old cars is 
that we are "spending" their embedded energy and pollution over many 
years, making their per year costs very low.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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