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by rcMgD2BwE72F 2516 days ago
One problem though: as of today, shared electric moped/scooters are actually worse for the environment than privately-owned ICE cars.

Source: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2da8

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Sort of seems like you didn't read your own quote:

"When e-scooter usage replaces average personal automobile travel, we nearly universally realize a net reduction in environmental impacts."

This is not the same as "actually worse for the environment than privately-owned ICE cars", and I'm guessing you've got a reason for your FUD?

I ride electric, too. Mine is charged by solar power. Sure, it took a lot of carbon to get my systems in place - but that's still 100x better than the daily emissions I'm no longer producing.