DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down15cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhumanscale@communick.newsmicromobility@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkThe world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comDudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhumanscale@communick.newsmicromobility@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·8 months agoImprovements to shipping emissions would have a much bigger impact than switching to electric bikes. The US not being so obsessed with beef and corn production wouldn’t hurt either.
minus-squarevin@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoYou seem to be misinformed maybe? Shipping is 3% whereas land transport is about 25% of ghg emissions
Improvements to shipping emissions would have a much bigger impact than switching to electric bikes. The US not being so obsessed with beef and corn production wouldn’t hurt either.
You seem to be misinformed maybe? Shipping is 3% whereas land transport is about 25% of ghg emissions