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-up1201arrow-down15cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayfuck_cars@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldmicromobility@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1196arrow-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.todayfuck_cars@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldmicromobility@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down15·8 months agoGreat! Now do the container ships that move them and their parts to their sellers.
minus-squarebr3d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·8 months agoHow do you think cars are moved around?
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·8 months agoDelivered by bike, duh.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·8 months agoWe must solve every single problem in the entire chain at the same time or it’s not worth it. Apparently.
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
Great! Now do the container ships that move them and their parts to their sellers.
How do you think cars are moved around?
Delivered by bike, duh.
We must solve every single problem in the entire chain at the same time or it’s not worth it. Apparently.
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