Climate Impacts of Biking v Driving - not what we thought?
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Nibor
Bewildered
- Location
- Accrington
Beat me to it it takes more energy to manufacture a car than it burns in its entire useful life.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Sue makes cooler pasties.
Not to mention the energy wasted shipping the Pious from the factory in Japan to its sale markets.
Not to mention the energy wasted shipping the Pious from the factory in Japan to its sale markets.
Nibor
Bewildered
- Location
- Accrington
to be fair my road bike has a few airmiles in it. Reynolds 525 drawn in UK shipped to Taiwan or where ever to be made into a frame which is shipped to Preston for my delectation. Not quirte as bad as the prius and it's heavy, expensive batteries.
oldstrath
Über Member
- Location
- Strathspey
Probably lasts a bit longer as well.
jefmcg
Guru
The article is really about eating meat is worse for the environment than driving a Prius. I'm not sure why the bought bicycles into it at all.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
It's a strange comparison. Firstly, when I'm hungry I don't drive a Pious, I go eat something. Then there's our omnivorous nature, as evidenced by the design and composition of our teeth.
It's a pointless exercise, which itself is responsible for an equally pointless waste of resources.
It's a pointless exercise, which itself is responsible for an equally pointless waste of resources.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Won't somebody please think of the electrons?
Jody
Stubborn git
Plus having its batteries replaced every 10 years.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
You know, if we took all that cow poo, and captured the methane from it, we'd have a new energy source. Used to do it all the time, down on the farm. Methane digester.
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/methane_generator.html
http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/methane_generator.html
classic33
Leg End Member
Free electric or costly cow muck?
Would the complaints about riding through it, on the road still be there?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Regular fans of my incoherent ramblings will know that I bought my Missus and old but very well maintained Pious last year.
In exceptional conditions it could manage 70+ MPG, bit more usually high 40s.
It turned out to be a bit small for the Labrador, so it went in favour of a lovely Zafira 1.6 petrol. 2002, but one old duffer owner with full dealer history and only 54,000 miles.
Well, the box on wheels can do 40MPG, has a little bit of acceleration should you ever need it (it's no flying machine, but there's some pep there) which is more than the Pious had, yet is big enough to do anything asked for it. It's also a decent, if unexciting, handling bus, so unlike the Pious can be thrown around with verve if needed.
Which makes me realise how crap the Pious really is. Now wonder the cows fart so much - they're just amazed and the pointlessness of it all.
In exceptional conditions it could manage 70+ MPG, bit more usually high 40s.
It turned out to be a bit small for the Labrador, so it went in favour of a lovely Zafira 1.6 petrol. 2002, but one old duffer owner with full dealer history and only 54,000 miles.
Well, the box on wheels can do 40MPG, has a little bit of acceleration should you ever need it (it's no flying machine, but there's some pep there) which is more than the Pious had, yet is big enough to do anything asked for it. It's also a decent, if unexciting, handling bus, so unlike the Pious can be thrown around with verve if needed.
Which makes me realise how crap the Pious really is. Now wonder the cows fart so much - they're just amazed and the pointlessness of it all.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Cleaning the holding tanks and such was always really, truly, deadly.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Well, he obviously should have worn a helmet. (no, wait, I take that back...).
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Was it a slave-trade twofer deal? 
