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"If fewer bicycles are being produced due to higher usage per bike, that's good for the environment, right?" The manufacturers are being hit hard because their

"If fewer bicycles are being produced due to higher usage per bike, that's good for the environment, right?" The manufacturers are being hit hard because their profit margin is squeezed to the absolute limit. 8 RMB or less than 1.5 USD is the profit you get for building and shipping a bike. With this in mind, do you seriously believe that they are going to maintain the same level of control to limit pollution when making those bikes? Well, your room for environmental protection is now at less than 1.5 USD each bike, that is assuming the manufacturer is willing to give up _ALL_ profit to battle pollution caused during production. "Yes. The subway journey from my place to work is unacceptably long, due to the long walk at one end. Mobike has solved that problem. Three-wheeler electric tuktuks riding the wrong way down the service lane are less prevalent now, too, which is a bonus." Great, would you like to share a few photos on how the metro station look like during peak hours? let's focus on those mobike/ofo pollution outside the station. I have a few for you: http://www.52qixiang.com/uploads/allimg/170421/1-1F4211AU9.jpg http://www.52qixiang.com/uploads/allimg/170421/1-1F4211AU9.j... http://p3.pstatp.com/origin/1b7a00067dfae9a90762 http://p3.pstatp.com/origin/1b7a00067dfae9a90762

rahimnathwani 9y ago
"do you seriously believe that they are going to maintain the same level of control to limit pollution when making those bikes?" I believe that the level of profit they make has no impact on the level of control to limit pollution. Their actions in regard to pollution will be driven by whatever (dis)incentives are put in place by government regulations. "that is assuming the manufacturer is willing to give up _ALL_ profit to battle pollution caused during production" That is assuming that the profit figure doesn't already reflect any costs for 'battling pollution'. "let's focus on those mobike/ofo pollution outside the station" You're using the word 'pollution' in a different sense than I was, and in a wider sense than the common usage. I was talking about air quality, and I guess you knew that. You're talking about space taken up on the pavement, a very different problem.

rahimnathwani 9y ago

"do you seriously believe that they are going to maintain the same level of control to limit pollution when making those bikes?" I believe that the level of profit they make has no impact on the level of control to limit pollution. Their actions in regard to pollution will be driven by whatever (dis)incentives are put in place by government regulations. "that is assuming the manufacturer is willing to give up _ALL_ profit to battle pollution caused during production" That is assuming that the profit figure doesn't already reflect any costs for 'battling pollution'. "let's focus on those mobike/ofo pollution outside the station" You're using the word 'pollution' in a different sense than I was, and in a wider sense than the common usage. I was talking about air quality, and I guess you knew that. You're talking about space taken up on the pavement, a very different problem.