boem@lemmy.world to Technology@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-square234fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down115cross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foomicromobility@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.08Karrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square234fedilinkcross-posted to: micromobility@lemmy.worldfuturology@futurology.todayenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.mlfuckcars@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foomicromobility@lemmy.world
minus-squarecomputerscientistI@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoSo… I go to work by e-bike 8 out of 12 months. Whenever I take my car, I take my BEV (MG4) that I charge with electricity from renewable sources. And you? What do you actually do for the environment?
minus-squarenegativeyoda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoIf you want to play the upstreaming game, where did the rare earth metals in your electric car come from? Electric cars are here to save the car industry, not the environment.
So… I go to work by e-bike 8 out of 12 months. Whenever I take my car, I take my BEV (MG4) that I charge with electricity from renewable sources.
And you? What do you actually do for the environment?
If you want to play the upstreaming game, where did the rare earth metals in your electric car come from?
Electric cars are here to save the car industry, not the environment.