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Plastics and the automotive sector in numbers |
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| 0 | The amount of plastics that could be found on a car in the 1950s. |
| 3 | The percentage of fuel consumption saved per 5% reduction in the weight of the bodywork. |
| 6 | The weight (in kg) of the modern all-plastic wheel rim. |
| 8.3 | The demand in percentage of plastics for automotive in Europe. |
| 12 | The average lifespan in years of a car thanks to the greater use of plastics. |
| 12-15 | The percentage amount of plastics found in a modern mid-range car weighing about 1500 kg. |
| 100 | The weight (in kg) of plastics which can cut an average car’s fuel consumption by 750 litres over a lifespan of 150.000 km. |
| 225 | The average amount of plastics, in kilograms, found on board a modern mid-range vehicle. |
| 250 | The number of times automotive windows and lights made from plastics are stronger than those made of glass. |
| 300 | The number of lives that could almost certainly have been saved in 2007 in the UK alone if all car occupants had been wearing a seat belt. That’s roughly one life a day! |
| 2000 | The number of plastic parts found in an average car. |
| 7300 | The number of lives that could be saved in the EU each year by using seat belts. |
| 49000 | The number of years a 60-watt bulb would be kept continuously lit by the additional energy spent over the whole life-cycle of a typical car if existing plastics components were replaced by other materials. |
| 250000 | The number of lives that could be saved in the EU each year by using seat belts. |
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Source: https://www.plasticseurope.org/en/resources/publications/104-automotive-world-moves-plastics-brochure
