Why owning an average car costs 650 000

People underestimate how much owning a car costs by 52%. Even a cheap car costs a fortune to its owner, and yet another fortune to society. Let’s compare it to some alternatives to show the insane real cost of cars.

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Sources & calculations https://1drv.ms/x/s!AnEbV6tNc655iOxRCEGuJwAYd6SCEw?erQilM0

Not Just Bikes – Swiss trains https://www.youtube.com/watch?vmuPcHs-E4qc
Metamodernism – Hostile Transit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v1vrQHMhZ3k4
Not Just Bike – Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?vsI-1YNAmWlk
Propel – Emeryville https://www.youtube.com/watch?vFlVWv9O0qQ4
RM Transit – Toronto https://www.youtube.com/watch?vufgQdU5DUI8
Not Just Bikes – Finland, Oulu: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU

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