Classic cars ‘less damaging to environment than modern combustion engines’
- 23rd June 2022
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- Posted by Ruth Vant
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Report finds low mileage of classic cars can make them a greener option than new models.
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A new report has come out claiming classic cars are less damaging to the environment than modern combustion engines and even EVs.
The study from specialist insurer Footman James says that, with an average classic car covering just 1,200 miles over the course of a year, these models emit an average of 563kg of CO2 per year.
In contrast, the report claims an average passenger car (a Volkswagen Golf is used as an example) has a 6.8-tonne carbon footprint immediately after it’s produced. For EVs, this number is a huge 26 tonnes of carbon dioxide from production. This is based on a Polestar 2’s production, with the Swedish EV manufacturer being very open about a car’s lifetime environmental footprint.
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