Comment on 1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 5 months agoMy Bolt EUV uses automatic transmission fluid in the transfer case to reduce the RPMs of the motor to the wheels. Traditionally ATF is refined from crude, but you can use a synthetic replacement. As far as I know it doesn’t have any grease fittings either, so it’s all sealed in on bearings and the like. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s a massive reduction in petroleum usage though.
dgmib@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s helpful to remember too that the problem isn’t using petroleum, the problem is burning it.
As long as it’s properly disposed of using petroleum based lubricants doesn’t cause climate change.
astropenguin5@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Exactly, and petroleum really is a wonder material, it has so many amazing uses besides burning it but instead we decide to do the absolute worst thing with almost all of it