1100
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

i remember reading a study when Prius first came out. Over the life of the car, meaning from construction of the parts, to end of life of the vehicle, a Prius pollutes more than a Hummer.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If it sounds wrong, it probably is wrong so you should check snopes first.

A Prius polluting more than a Hummer is based on bad research that's so bad it's an outright lie.

Some of the nonsense in the paper was that a Prius would be completely dead at 109,000 miles while a Hummer would last for 379,000 miles. Another was charging the R&D to develop the Prius as environmental damage while ignoring the Hummer R&D. And last was the claim that the nickel in the Prius was an environmental nightmare despite it being recyclable and that the Hummer uses more nickel in its chassis than the Prius uses in its battery!

But Rush Limbaugh talked about the paper as if it was gospel so the lie lives on forever.

[-] LyingCake@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Why is that? I would expect an SUV to pollute more, both in production and over its life span.

[-] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

take into account that parts are made for the prius in a number of different countries and shipped via boat to one country for partial assembly, then to another for final assembly. not only that, but the mining done for the battery components etc.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Okay? I got it because it's saving me a lot of money.

[-] FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

good on you. just don't be fooled into thinking it's saving the environment too.

this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
1100 points (93.7% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

26840 readers
1704 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS