well it will be a very thirsty truck
Who cares about not getting a free pass, as long as Toyota is doing everything possible to kick GM's ass as time goes on.05MonteSSSC said:It is great to see Toyota has finally stoppped gettin a free pass, and is being help accountable like the media has been doing to GM all these years.
Actually, if you think about it, a car lasting 10+ years is the WORST thing for the environment. Here in the US, the average length of time a person owns a vehicle is less than 3 years. With this trend, car companies are not going to stop manufacturing cars anytime soon, so the plants and raw materials are still going to be cranking out new cars. With that being said, the least a person can do is own a car that is 1) fuel efficient 2) has the latest technology incorporated into the cars emissions systems and 3) well maintained, and running in "like new" condition. The most effective way to accomplish all of these is to by a new car. After all, the manufacture is still going to build them. . .Rada said:IMO, the criticism is misguided. It is a truck, a working machine, which is supposed to be quite powerful to be useful. It's not as if Toyota suddenly put 400 hp V8 in our Camrys and Corollas.
And as Corona67 pointed out, longevity of Toyota's products itself is huge environmental plus, because it takes enormous amounts of energy and raw materials to make a car or a truck (I read it somewhere, and I intend to drive my Corolla for at least 15 years). So, if a Tundra replaces an F-150 or a Silverado, it will result in better environment.
Wow, the Hate....I think you missed the point of the article. :disappoinRAV4EVR said:Who cares about not getting a free pass, as long as Toyota is doing everything possible to kick GM's ass as time goes on.
Isn't what you described called "the Tragedy of the Commons"? In the sense that the cost of an individual (marginal) decision is small, but the cost of the aggregate of such decisions is large.engineer said:Actually, if you think about it, a car lasting 10+ years is the WORST thing for the environment. Here in the US, the average length of time a person owns a vehicle is less than 3 years. With this trend, car companies are not going to stop manufacturing cars anytime soon, so the plants and raw materials are still going to be cranking out new cars. With that being said, the least a person can do is own a car that is 1) fuel efficient 2) has the latest technology incorporated into the cars emissions systems and 3) well maintained, and running in "like new" condition. The most effective way to accomplish all of these is to by a new car. After all, the manufacture is still going to build them. . .
+1RningOnFumes said:well....durr!~ it's a damn full sized truck.