Comment on If fossil fuels aren't vegan that would mean almost nobody is actually vegan.
essell@lemmy.world 3 days agoAny plastic in that EV?
Comment on If fossil fuels aren't vegan that would mean almost nobody is actually vegan.
essell@lemmy.world 3 days agoAny plastic in that EV?
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Probably? I dunno.
SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
The plastic in your car was most likely derived from petroleum. The car parts were most likely shipped around during manufacturing using combustion engine vehicles. The energy to cast those car parts, probably some of it comes from non renewables.
That “100%” renewable energy? The installation and maintenance of it was/is almost certainly done with large industrial equipment and vehicles burning fossil fuels.
Look, I’m not saying you aren’t making positive choices by choosing renewable options. What I am saying is, while they are more renewable, they aren’t truly 100% renewable when you factor everything involved in it. Fossil fuels are so pervasive in society, it’s virtually impossible to both function in a modern society and not contribute to the consumption of fossil fuels.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Ugh.
Well, at least I can say I didn’t buy new.