@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square234arrow-up11.11Karrow-down115cross-posted to: micromobility[email protected]evs[email protected]fuckcars[email protected][email protected][email protected]micromobility
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.com@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square234cross-posted to: micromobility[email protected]evs[email protected]fuckcars[email protected][email protected][email protected]micromobility
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️linkEnglish2•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 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish0•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.
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.