# Effect of reduced new car sales on global warming

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-reduced-new-car-sales-on-global-warming/962924 "2022-04-16T18:28:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-reduced-new-car-sales-on-global-warming/962924/3 "2022-04-16T20:11:15Z")

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> [@dolphinboy](#):
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> Well, fewer cars being added to the roads is a good thing for global warming,

But then people are continuing to drive their older cars, since they can’t replace them with new.

> [@dolphinboy](#):
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> but a slower replacement of ICE cars with electric cars is bad for global warming,

Didn’t mention this in the OP and maybe should have. It’s mainly ICE cars that are having a slowdown. EV production increased in the last two years. That’s mostly due to Tesla; I’m not sure about the rest of the EV models.

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