boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square235fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netmicromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldhumanscale@communick.news
arrow-up11.1Karrow-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 · 1 年前message-square235fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netmicromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldhumanscale@communick.news
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前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.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前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.
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.