Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Can a gas powered car be considered vegan, with all the ecological impact of gasoline production and use?

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I'd say so, at least in theory. Veganism is about non-exploitation, not ecological impact. That said, there are plenty of other reasons to avoid gasoline.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can you define "non exploitation"?

My understanding is that leather is a waste byproduct of the meat industry, so much in the same way that gas is from dinosaurs that are already dead, the cows that provide leather are "already dead" due to their use as meat.

So in that sense, it seems like leather is the more ecological choice, though not knowing your definition of exploitation, it may or may not be exploitative. I certainly wouldn't consider it vegan though.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Leather keeps the beef industry profitable when it’s wreaking havoc on our environment.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Can you define “non exploitation”?

I probably could, but I cannot say what Donald Watson or Leslie Cross or anyone else meant.

My understanding is that leather is a waste byproduct of the meat industry

It is a co-product, and it directly supports the industry.

so much in the same way that gas is from dinosaurs that are already dead, the cows that provide leather are “already dead” due to their use as meat.

Dinosaurs did not die as a result of humans exploiting them in order to consume their bodies. Cows live and die solely for the sake of exploitation.

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