One flight to Los Angeles equals ten years of driving Lotus Elan (CO2)
In the whole CO2 discussion, people also like to make comparisons. Harry Metcalfe, the former founder of the magazine "Evo", has made an interesting video in which he philosophizes about the future of the classic car in the midst of the transition to the electric car. And he has done a lot of math for it. For example, he comes to the conclusion that driving a Lotus Elan for 10 years (1000 miles per year, 10,000 miles in 10 years) produces roughly the same amount of CO2 as a return flight from London to Los Angeles. At the same time, the amount of CO2 produced by this little Lotus would be about 1/20th of what an electric car owner produces, but who drives 10 times further and changes the car three times in the 10 years.
However, according to Harry, this will not be the reason why the classic automobile will survive, although this is of course a factor. Harry's logic is that an electric car will never trigger as much emotion as our classic cars do today. Accordingly, these old cars would remain as popular as mechanical watches are today, even though there is an Apple Watch. Harry also mentions synthetic fuels, which would also enable a classic car to be CO2-neutral. But it's best for anyone who understands English to watch the interesting video for themselves.
