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“1 large ship burning bunker fuel makes as much pollution as 50 million cars. So, 15 Large Ships Pollute More Than All the Cars in the World”
That statement came out in 2009 and was only referring to sulfur pollution and is no longer true. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has mandated in 2020, the upper limit on the sulfur content of ships’ fuel oil was reduced to 0.50% (from 3.50%), except in designated Emission Control Areas, where the limit was already 0.10%.
Read the following link to get more detail information:
https://www.oldsaltblog.com/2021/04/no-sixteen-large-ships-do-no-pollute-more-than-all-the-cars-in-the-world/
There are a lot of other things in the transportation sector than the cars and trucks we drive any day: trains, large trucks and buses, boats/ships, and aircraft. Compared to pre emission cars, today vehicles are 98% cleaner. We have already reached the point of diminishing returns. Putting more money and effort into trying to clean the last 2% doesn’t get you enough improvement to make it worthwhile. If we are going to make a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions everything in the transportation sector needs to step up and do their part. The auto industry has done their part, now it’s time for the other in the transportation industry to do theirs.
Brian Finkelmeyer summed up the Biden administration in a single sentence (@ 36:50). “Not intellectually honest thinking”! Couldn’t agree more. Common sense has been set aside for an agenda driven purpose.
Gary; The manufacturers didn’t get into EV’s to have an advantage in the industry as much as to appear futuristic. Everyone was looking at Tesla’s as this up-and-coming manufacturer that was doing things differently. Tesla was viewed as a tech company, and it provided them stock prices that the D3 have never seen before. D3 wanted to cash in on this new tech and a chance to flip the script on how they are viewed. Even on great years the auto companies stocks never saw value evaluations like Tesla. I believe the D3 were chasing that more than early adoption or any advantage they would have by releasing EV’s. It was all about stock evaluation and trying to shake off the old history that hangs around the neck of the D3 like a noose.