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Manufacturing efficiencies are implemented all the time. Because that reduces cost (= manufacturer more competitive and/or increased profit). Emissions are hig
by RetroTechie 2y ago
Manufacturing efficiencies are implemented all the time. Because that reduces cost (= manufacturer more competitive and/or increased profit).
Emissions are high because manufacturing involves so many process steps. Tubing is more expensive than its raw material. More so when welded into a bike frame. Yet more when painted, etc. Same goes for the parts. Drilling holes in a rim produces waste material that must be collected & recycled. It wears out a drill bit that also needs replacement. All those parts & materials are sourced from many suppliers. And so on. Those little costs add up.
Did I mention assembly, packaging, shipping & retail already?
- morsch 2y agoOf course manufacturing is pretty much as efficient as possible at any given moment. But efficient in terms of cost, which sometimes does, but often does not correspond to emissions. At every step of the value chain, when a decision is made that involves a trade-off between cost and emissions, it is made to minimize cost.