Early retirement of old vehicles will not significantly reduce emissions, study finds

Early retirement of old vehicles will not significantly reduce emissions, study finds

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 16, 2024

A new study published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability reveals that lifespan caps for passenger vehicles have minimal impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and may increase costs and material use. Although light-duty vehicles (LDVs) contribute 17% to the annual GHG emissions in the United States, a 15-year lifespan cap on these fleets under a business-as-u

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