the car is freedom on wheels and we have embraced it more than any other country
embraced it more than any other country
embraced it more than any other country on earth
on earth
on earth but have you ever begun to realize what
but have you ever begun to realize what
but have you ever begun to realize what its real impact is
cars are complicated machines requiring
cars are complicated machines requiring natural resources and high technology to
natural resources and high technology to
natural resources and high technology to manufacture take a typical Ford for
manufacture take a typical Ford for
manufacture take a typical Ford for example the expedition is assembled in
example the expedition is assembled in
example the expedition is assembled in Wayne Michigan the edge in Ontario
Wayne Michigan the edge in Ontario
Wayne Michigan the edge in Ontario Canada and the Ford Fusion in Sonora
Canada and the Ford Fusion in Sonora
Canada and the Ford Fusion in Sonora Mexico but to see the real extent of the
Mexico but to see the real extent of the
Mexico but to see the real extent of the environmental footprint we have to see
environmental footprint we have to see
environmental footprint we have to see where all the parts of a typical Ford
where all the parts of a typical Ford
where all the parts of a typical Ford come from consider the body it is made
come from consider the body it is made
come from consider the body it is made from iron steel aluminum and other
from iron steel aluminum and other
from iron steel aluminum and other metals a wide range of synthetic
metals a wide range of synthetic
metals a wide range of synthetic plastics fibers and phones
plastics fibers and phones
plastics fibers and phones paints and coatings glass and rubber
paints and coatings glass and rubber
paints and coatings glass and rubber the materials we can’t see include toxic
the materials we can’t see include toxic
the materials we can’t see include toxic solvents such as toluene minerals such
solvents such as toluene minerals such
solvents such as toluene minerals such as nickel and sulphur and the fuels for
as nickel and sulphur and the fuels for
as nickel and sulphur and the fuels for electricity and production also come
electricity and production also come
electricity and production also come from around the world
from around the world
from around the world so we’ve took apart a typical Ford to
so we’ve took apart a typical Ford to
so we’ve took apart a typical Ford to see where all the parts came from the
see where all the parts came from the
see where all the parts came from the plastics come from Canada the driveshaft
plastics come from Canada the driveshaft
plastics come from Canada the driveshaft axle and chassis comes from Toledo Ohio
axle and chassis comes from Toledo Ohio
axle and chassis comes from Toledo Ohio the brake steering and suspension
the brake steering and suspension
the brake steering and suspension systems come from Livonia Michigan the
systems come from Livonia Michigan the
systems come from Livonia Michigan the battery and interior systems come from
battery and interior systems come from
battery and interior systems come from Milwaukee Wisconsin and the aluminum
Milwaukee Wisconsin and the aluminum
Milwaukee Wisconsin and the aluminum wheels come from Van Nuys California the
wheels come from Van Nuys California the
wheels come from Van Nuys California the windshield comes from Pittsburg
windshield comes from Pittsburg
windshield comes from Pittsburg Pennsylvania so far parts from all over
Pennsylvania so far parts from all over
Pennsylvania so far parts from all over the United States and Canada and we
the United States and Canada and we
the United States and Canada and we still have miles to go and with a modern
still have miles to go and with a modern
still have miles to go and with a modern car made from thousands of components
car made from thousands of components
car made from thousands of components its footprint is truly global the seat
its footprint is truly global the seat
its footprint is truly global the seat belts and airbags come from Sweden the
belts and airbags come from Sweden the
belts and airbags come from Sweden the zinc metals chemicals and catalysts come
zinc metals chemicals and catalysts come
zinc metals chemicals and catalysts come from Belgium and the anti-lock braking
from Belgium and the anti-lock braking
from Belgium and the anti-lock braking fuel injection systems door and seat
fuel injection systems door and seat
fuel injection systems door and seat components all come from Germany the
components all come from Germany the
components all come from Germany the tires are from South Korea the stereo
tires are from South Korea the stereo
tires are from South Korea the stereo and wiring are from Japan and China and
and wiring are from Japan and China and
and wiring are from Japan and China and there are aluminum parts from Thailand
there are aluminum parts from Thailand
there are aluminum parts from Thailand and that’s not taking into account all
and that’s not taking into account all
and that’s not taking into account all the raw materials like manganese iron
the raw materials like manganese iron
the raw materials like manganese iron ore and rubber all before we’ve driven a
ore and rubber all before we’ve driven a
ore and rubber all before we’ve driven a single mile
but that’s not the end of it because in
but that’s not the end of it because in our lives we don’t just own one car we
our lives we don’t just own one car we
our lives we don’t just own one car we each own an average of 12 cars in our
each own an average of 12 cars in our
each own an average of 12 cars in our lifetime and the 200 million cars in the
lifetime and the 200 million cars in the
lifetime and the 200 million cars in the United States who will be replaced
United States who will be replaced
United States who will be replaced roughly every 17 years but it’s winter
roughly every 17 years but it’s winter
roughly every 17 years but it’s winter cars are fueled that they really make an
cars are fueled that they really make an
cars are fueled that they really make an impact Americans use a quarter of the
impact Americans use a quarter of the
impact Americans use a quarter of the world’s oil and it takes half of that to
world’s oil and it takes half of that to
world’s oil and it takes half of that to fuel all of our cars that amounts to ten
fuel all of our cars that amounts to ten
fuel all of our cars that amounts to ten and a half million barrels of oil every
and a half million barrels of oil every
and a half million barrels of oil every day we each drive an average of eleven
day we each drive an average of eleven
day we each drive an average of eleven thousand miles a year that’s six hundred
thousand miles a year that’s six hundred
thousand miles a year that’s six hundred twenty seven thousand miles over a
twenty seven thousand miles over a
twenty seven thousand miles over a lifetime or twenty five times around the
lifetime or twenty five times around the
lifetime or twenty five times around the world and on that journey will use
world and on that journey will use
world and on that journey will use thirty one thousand three hundred fifty
thirty one thousand three hundred fifty
thirty one thousand three hundred fifty gallons of gasoline or enough to fill
gallons of gasoline or enough to fill
gallons of gasoline or enough to fill these three fuel tankers it’s difficult
these three fuel tankers it’s difficult
these three fuel tankers it’s difficult to imagine but the invisible gas pumped
to imagine but the invisible gas pumped
to imagine but the invisible gas pumped out of the family car creates nearly six
out of the family car creates nearly six
out of the family car creates nearly six tons of carbon emissions a year over a
tons of carbon emissions a year over a
tons of carbon emissions a year over a driving lifetime this adds up to 360
driving lifetime this adds up to 360
driving lifetime this adds up to 360 tons each
imagine all the cars in your
imagine all the cars in your neighborhood and then in your town
neighborhood and then in your town
neighborhood and then in your town expand that to a big city and then the
expand that to a big city and then the
expand that to a big city and then the whole country and the traffic never
whole country and the traffic never
whole country and the traffic never stops day after day after day
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