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Escooter are far less green than walking, regular bikes or existing public transport. The rental ones requires plenty of vehicles to be recharged as well, whic
by boudin 3y ago
Escooter are far less green than walking, regular bikes or existing public transport.
The rental ones requires plenty of vehicles to be recharged as well, which makes those technically running partially on fossil fuel.
And it's a fairly big annoyance for pedestrian most of all (i guess that's why parisian voted against those escooter rental companies).
- xhkkffbf 3y agoAre you so sure? How much CO2 does a human put out to walk a mile? As it is, I only compared them to other vehicles. It's not really fair to compare them to walking which is much slower and often impossible for the less than fit.
- boudin 3y agoAre you saying that seriously?
- xhkkffbf 3y agoYes. Seriously. How many extra carbs do you burn to walk a mile? Those end up in the atmosphere as CO2. There's no free lunch, so to speak. Given that animals aren't super efficient already, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that something like a moped puts less CO2 in the air to move a sedentary human compared to a human that's huffing and puffing CO2.
- mvid 3y agoUsing a scooter requires you to be more fit than walking. You need better strength, balance and reaction time. Scooters are essentially limited to the young