boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down115cross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldenvironnement@jlai.luhumanscale@communick.newsclimate@slrpnk.netnewsdom@kbin.social
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1external-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square239fedilinkcross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldenvironnement@jlai.luhumanscale@communick.newsclimate@slrpnk.netnewsdom@kbin.social
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoWhat do you think about the impact of owning so many vehicles?
minus-squaredual_sport_dork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoZlich. Because – stay with me here – I can only operate one of them at a time. “BuT tHe PrOdUcTiOn ImPacT!!!” I bought all but two of them used. That ship sailed before I even swung a leg over.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoBuying second hand definitely reduced the impact. But it still creates a demand for second-hand that motivates people/companies to buy more new products because they know they can easily sell it back.
What do you think about the impact of owning so many vehicles?
Zlich. Because – stay with me here – I can only operate one of them at a time.
“BuT tHe PrOdUcTiOn ImPacT!!!”
I bought all but two of them used. That ship sailed before I even swung a leg over.
Buying second hand definitely reduced the impact. But it still creates a demand for second-hand that motivates people/companies to buy more new products because they know they can easily sell it back.