tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post8154151821387376890..comments2023-06-05T16:26:27.079+02:00Comments on Miscellaneous economic ramblings: Experiences with the Car Scraping BonusThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-49200103561732014942009-05-30T09:49:18.050+02:002009-05-30T09:49:18.050+02:00Regarding the effect of the car scraping bonus on ...Regarding the effect of the car scraping bonus on overall energy use, I think I'll write another post a little later.<br /><br />As for our new car: No, it's a regular one (similar category as VW Golf), not a hybrid. I thought about getting a Prius, but it's much more expensive. We are Munich city dwellers and mostly use public transport, so it's not worth it to pay so much more. Actually, it's probably not rational for us to buy a car at all, considering the expenses involved and the low frequency of car usage.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-10159788959470172462009-05-29T18:17:16.124+02:002009-05-29T18:17:16.124+02:00I've been pondering about the Abwrackprämie upon r...I've been pondering about the Abwrackprämie upon reading your post "The Economic Effects of a Car Bail-Out". I believe that from an ecologic perspective, it's probably not as bad as it may seem at first glance: Fuel consumption of contemporary cars is generally lower than it was more than 9 years ago, and because the old cars are scraped, the amount of cars in circulation stays constant. Thus, both German oil demand and carbon emissions should decrease.<br /><br />Of course, a lot of energy is still wasted for the production of the new cars. That's the price we pay to smoothen the transition to reduced production capacities.<br /><br />Also, it is extremely egoistic towards developing countries. ARD had this soul-stirring story in January:<br />http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/abwrackpraemie110.html<br /><br />My car (a small Daimler) is more than 10 years old, but I definitely won't take advantage of the Abwrackprämie. My car is still worth a lot more than 2500 EUR, and I just like it so much. I hope to be replacing it in two years or so with a fuel-cell powered car.<br /><br />Just out of curiosity, are you buying a hybrid Toyota?<br /><br />It's practically impossible to build a car *without* parts from Bosch or Conti/Schaeffler.taurusnoreply@blogger.com