@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up11.11Kcross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldenvironnement@jlai.luhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.11Kexternal-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.com@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square236fedilinkcross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldenvironnement@jlai.luhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhat do you think about the impact of owning so many vehicles?
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year 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 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year 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.