https://maxmautner.com/2026/10/11/how-fast-is-a-car.html

The median American worker earns $23.80/hour, or ~$19 after taxes. A used car driven the US average of ~10,900 miles a year costs ~$8,200, counting $1,700 a year for a parking space at home. That is ~430 hours of work before the car moves. A new car takes ~700 hours. A $999 e-bike ridden 3,000 miles a year takes ~25 hours.

  • himeneko [she/her, kit/kit's]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    26 days ago

    I read this idea as cutting out the car entirely means you get the financial benefit of the time you work, though it’s not well worded. For example if you work 40 hours a week, 5 days a week and it costs 2 hours a day to pay for your car, choosing to move around exclusively by bike, that means you instead spend 0 hours on a car. This would give you 8 hours of earnings back, a full day’s wage. This assumes you don’t use a car for any non-commuting trips.