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How green are dockless e-scooters?:
Dockless e-scooter companies have for roughly two years touted their devices as not only convenient but also a win for the environment.
But a growing body of research suggests that the scooter craze may not be as green as advertised.
To change that, experts say, companies such as Lime, Bird and Wheels must manufacture more robust e-scooters while riders need to increasingly use those devices in lieu of driving. According to studies, many people are cruising around on e-scooters as an alternative to cleaner forms of transportation, such as biking, walking and taking the bus.
Still, experts say the fast-evolving industry has the potential to revolutionize urban travel and significantly reduce planet-warming emissions.
"It could be huge for sustainable travel," said Juan Matute, deputy director of UCLA's Institute of Transportation Studies.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 20 2020, @12:40AM (1 child)
They use electricity and she hates electricity. She wants everyone to walk everywhere, and eat bugs.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 20 2020, @06:04PM
Did writing that make you feel better about yourself?
Seriously, shitting on a teen-aged kid who has accomplished* more in her very few years on this planet than (likely) anyone on this site, in their entire lives, says volumes about you.
* Her raising awareness, and causing a new framing of conversations about morons destroying the life carrying capacity of the planet for profit, or to "hasten the 'second coming' of christ" are affecting policies the same way Edward Snowden's revelations have affected policies regarding privacy (https everywhere, large sites encrypting their DC-DC links, *mainstream* discussion about US, DE, UK, NZ and AU spy agency misdeeds. It is still early days, but politicians are speaking about catastrophic climate change, and more importantly, everyone (with the exception of a few religious whackos / far-right "my politics trumps reality") types are aware of the disaster course we are on.