Elon Musk and Tesla are the future? Let we check the reality!
For the year as a whole, the proportion of electric cars in new car sales ended at 79.3 per cent. This has led to us having 138,260 new electric cars on Norwegian roads. This is a new record, despite the fact that overall car sales were lower than the previous year.
Electric van sales in 2022 have not been as encouraging. The proportion of new electric vans ended at 23 per cent in 2022. Despite the fact that there is still a long way to go before the goal of 100 per cent electric vans in 2025, it is positive that the proportion has increased considerably since the electric proportion was only 8.5 per cent in 2020 .
Rekordsterkt elbilår https://perma.cc/U4BF-37HX
They sold more Audi, Volkswagen, Hyundai, etc. than Tesla! So for those seeing Elon Musk and Tesla as god for climate change, let we say less shit. Check previous post, where we already talked about electric cars ...
Yes, Tesla sold 100% electric, but Audi is 93%!
Plus we still need to remember that Audi for example is currently selling just expensive models (Audi is expensive per default...), like Q8, Q4, etc. https://perma.cc/3DGZ-V6U6 in such case Tesla https://perma.cc/S5WJ-YPXS or Hyundai https://perma.cc/EVR3-TGLZ are cheaper for example. Fiat Topolino is more cheaper ...
Number of public charging stations for electric vehicles in Norway from 2011 to 2022, by type https://perma.cc/29T6-GLCB
Norway – the EV capital of the world https://perma.cc/2CJH-9EQL
Not that charging is a major problem in Norway – we have 25.102 charging stations, including more than 6000 rapid chargers, all over the country. Say goodbye to range anxiety!
Another point: does Tesla have electric bus, planes, ships! NOPE. Buzz Cargo? Nope! https://perma.cc/HYW5-4XXR Again: electric is not synonym with Elon Musk! Otherwise Norway would not be 🇳🇴 ...
https://news.1rj.ru/str/EnergyFactsTelegram/508
https://news.1rj.ru/str/EnergyFactsTelegram/507
Without considering all indirect CO2 pollution of electric ... (check previous posts).
For the year as a whole, the proportion of electric cars in new car sales ended at 79.3 per cent. This has led to us having 138,260 new electric cars on Norwegian roads. This is a new record, despite the fact that overall car sales were lower than the previous year.
Electric van sales in 2022 have not been as encouraging. The proportion of new electric vans ended at 23 per cent in 2022. Despite the fact that there is still a long way to go before the goal of 100 per cent electric vans in 2025, it is positive that the proportion has increased considerably since the electric proportion was only 8.5 per cent in 2020 .
Rekordsterkt elbilår https://perma.cc/U4BF-37HX
They sold more Audi, Volkswagen, Hyundai, etc. than Tesla! So for those seeing Elon Musk and Tesla as god for climate change, let we say less shit. Check previous post, where we already talked about electric cars ...
Yes, Tesla sold 100% electric, but Audi is 93%!
Plus we still need to remember that Audi for example is currently selling just expensive models (Audi is expensive per default...), like Q8, Q4, etc. https://perma.cc/3DGZ-V6U6 in such case Tesla https://perma.cc/S5WJ-YPXS or Hyundai https://perma.cc/EVR3-TGLZ are cheaper for example. Fiat Topolino is more cheaper ...
Number of public charging stations for electric vehicles in Norway from 2011 to 2022, by type https://perma.cc/29T6-GLCB
Norway – the EV capital of the world https://perma.cc/2CJH-9EQL
Not that charging is a major problem in Norway – we have 25.102 charging stations, including more than 6000 rapid chargers, all over the country. Say goodbye to range anxiety!
Another point: does Tesla have electric bus, planes, ships! NOPE. Buzz Cargo? Nope! https://perma.cc/HYW5-4XXR Again: electric is not synonym with Elon Musk! Otherwise Norway would not be 🇳🇴 ...
https://news.1rj.ru/str/EnergyFactsTelegram/508
https://news.1rj.ru/str/EnergyFactsTelegram/507
Without considering all indirect CO2 pollution of electric ... (check previous posts).
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Elon Musk Finally Takes a Vacation, Onboard the $50 Million Zeus Superyacht https://perma.cc/N53T-8DUK
ENDING PETROL AND DIESEL VEHICLE SALES BY 2030 https://perma.cc/HMS7-ME33
Meanwhile WWF has not used a Tesla image!
« WWF and Renault: a partnership that’s paving the way » https://perma.cc/AP77-EQ7G
Greenpeace Ranking: Five Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining https://perma.cc/B4AZ-NTU4
https://news.1rj.ru/str/AnimalFreaks/1175
https://news.1rj.ru/str/MissionWillowProject/34
https://news.1rj.ru/str/AnimalFreaks/1174
US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, as they have not made a public commitment supporting a moratorium on deep sea mining nor pledged to exclude deep sea minerals from their supply chains.
Yet five of the eight EV manufacturers ranked by Greenpeace (Rivian, Renault, BMW Group, Volvo, and Volkswagen) have publicly supported a global moratorium on deep sea mining and publicly committed to not sourcing minerals from the deep seabed.
Owning an house (especially if small, like the 50k house ... or in Pavel Durov style) is the less CO2 pollution thing you can do. Let we consider your SpaceX business, your ElonJet (even for fucking short trips!), your holidays on yachts, your overevaluated Tesla, which still pollute directly / indirectly and is for sure not god ... without thinking about missing animal rights with other projects you are doing.
Plus indirect pollution done by others, like
A $30 million Instagram-famous superyacht in the Caribbean has installed Elon Musk's Starlink internet https://perma.cc/D36L-PVF8
ENDING PETROL AND DIESEL VEHICLE SALES BY 2030 https://perma.cc/HMS7-ME33
Meanwhile WWF has not used a Tesla image!
« WWF and Renault: a partnership that’s paving the way » https://perma.cc/AP77-EQ7G
Greenpeace Ranking: Five Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining https://perma.cc/B4AZ-NTU4
https://news.1rj.ru/str/AnimalFreaks/1175
https://news.1rj.ru/str/MissionWillowProject/34
https://news.1rj.ru/str/AnimalFreaks/1174
US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, as they have not made a public commitment supporting a moratorium on deep sea mining nor pledged to exclude deep sea minerals from their supply chains.
Yet five of the eight EV manufacturers ranked by Greenpeace (Rivian, Renault, BMW Group, Volvo, and Volkswagen) have publicly supported a global moratorium on deep sea mining and publicly committed to not sourcing minerals from the deep seabed.
Owning an house (especially if small, like the 50k house ... or in Pavel Durov style) is the less CO2 pollution thing you can do. Let we consider your SpaceX business, your ElonJet (even for fucking short trips!), your holidays on yachts, your overevaluated Tesla, which still pollute directly / indirectly and is for sure not god ... without thinking about missing animal rights with other projects you are doing.
Plus indirect pollution done by others, like
A $30 million Instagram-famous superyacht in the Caribbean has installed Elon Musk's Starlink internet https://perma.cc/D36L-PVF8
Electric cars are greener than petrol cars – but they’re far from perfect https://perma.cc/9XJ7-EQY7
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https://news.1rj.ru/str/MissionWillowProject
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Hey @Tesla we need you to take a stand and pledge no to deep sea mining. @renaultgroup @BMW @rivian and @volkswagen have signed on to a global moratorium and sea-mineral-free supply chain. #RaceToTheTop #StopDeepSeaMining #Tesla #EV https://perma.cc/2BJA-23M3 https://perma.cc/EGA2-PEU6
Forwarded from Polestar Automotive Telegram by GRT : Swedish electric performance car boat by Volvo Scandinavian - Swiss Norway Car of the Year
Thank Volvo for supporting a global moratorium on deep sea mining. They are among the leaders in the race to the top.
https://www.racetothetop.app/?company=volvo
https://www.greenpeace.org/stop-deep-sea-mining
https://www.stopdeepseabedmining.org/
https://ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/ocean/stop-deep-sea-mining
https://news.1rj.ru/str/MissionWillowProject
While fossil fuels are burnt once, major battery inputs like lithium and copper can be recycled multiple times. By 2040, recycled materials have the potential to supply over half of the essential elements for new batteries, even with growing battery demand. Large companies with high use rates of minerals, such as electric car company Polestar, have declared their intention to transition to a closed-loop system. This approach must be scaled and accelerated https://perma.cc/VA5W-D76Z
We’re working to improve the efficiency of our batteries, while taking action to address environmental, social, and human rights issues https://perma.cc/PH3Q-MFDB
Polestar x Cyclic Materials: an attractive partnership https://perma.cc/Q7MY-JR3E
Polestar 0 project: starting and ending with zero https://perma.cc/UL99-SUFM
Green charging: ways to contribute to the energy transition https://perma.cc/Y3A5-XVH4
Electric models include Volvo FH, FM & FMX Electric heavy duty trucks https://perma.cc/4AR2-58JH
Gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/A26P-NSKW
🇳🇴😩 WWF condemns Norway's deep seabed mining plans https://perma.cc/D4W7-ARFW
Norge vil åpne for undersjøisk gruvedrift i arktiske farvann https://perma.cc/82NQ-975Q
BMW/Volvo: nei til undersjøisk https://perma.cc/GG78-8YQ7
Four leading global companies today announced their support for a global moratorium on deep seabed mining. Initiated by BMW Group & WWF, and signed by Samsung SDI, Google & Volvo Group, the companies join the increasing chorus of concern about the significant risks to economies & to ocean health that would arise from opening up the deep seabed to extraction of minerals https://perma.cc/H8GP-9C7M
https://www.racetothetop.app/?company=volvo
https://www.greenpeace.org/stop-deep-sea-mining
https://www.stopdeepseabedmining.org/
https://ejfoundation.org/what-we-do/ocean/stop-deep-sea-mining
https://news.1rj.ru/str/MissionWillowProject
While fossil fuels are burnt once, major battery inputs like lithium and copper can be recycled multiple times. By 2040, recycled materials have the potential to supply over half of the essential elements for new batteries, even with growing battery demand. Large companies with high use rates of minerals, such as electric car company Polestar, have declared their intention to transition to a closed-loop system. This approach must be scaled and accelerated https://perma.cc/VA5W-D76Z
We’re working to improve the efficiency of our batteries, while taking action to address environmental, social, and human rights issues https://perma.cc/PH3Q-MFDB
Polestar x Cyclic Materials: an attractive partnership https://perma.cc/Q7MY-JR3E
Polestar 0 project: starting and ending with zero https://perma.cc/UL99-SUFM
Green charging: ways to contribute to the energy transition https://perma.cc/Y3A5-XVH4
Electric models include Volvo FH, FM & FMX Electric heavy duty trucks https://perma.cc/4AR2-58JH
Gruvedrift på havbunnen https://perma.cc/A26P-NSKW
🇳🇴😩 WWF condemns Norway's deep seabed mining plans https://perma.cc/D4W7-ARFW
Norge vil åpne for undersjøisk gruvedrift i arktiske farvann https://perma.cc/82NQ-975Q
BMW/Volvo: nei til undersjøisk https://perma.cc/GG78-8YQ7
Four leading global companies today announced their support for a global moratorium on deep seabed mining. Initiated by BMW Group & WWF, and signed by Samsung SDI, Google & Volvo Group, the companies join the increasing chorus of concern about the significant risks to economies & to ocean health that would arise from opening up the deep seabed to extraction of minerals https://perma.cc/H8GP-9C7M
Forwarded from Polestar Automotive Telegram by GRT : Swedish electric performance car boat by Volvo Scandinavian - Swiss Norway Car of the Year
Electric cars in the history of Volvo Cars https://perma.cc/82RK-7KBK
In 2011 it was one of only a few crash-tested, mass-produced and highway-certified electric cars available on the world market, along with the Tesla Roadster, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf, the Smart ED and the Chevrolet Volt https://perma.cc/CJA5-QFHG
US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, as they have not made a public commitment supporting a moratorium on deep sea mining nor pledged to exclude deep sea minerals from their supply chains https://perma.cc/2EGV-EE77
Tesla is one of our most prominent enemies. The company represents like no other the ideology of green capitalism and the ongoing global and colonial destruction. Electric motors are constantly presented as the clean alternative. That’s a cynical lie. Like other companies, Tesla exploits resources worldwide ... Furthermore, they take issue with Elon Musk and his “patriarchal fantasies.” They think that his efforts to colonize Mars is about creating a “vacation destination for the richest” and not making life multiplanetery https://perma.cc/XQK3-3WET
Timeline: History of the Electric Car https://perma.cc/D2NE-5UU2
The first turning point many have suggested was the introduction of the Toyota Prius. Released in Japan in 1997, the Prius became the world’s first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle. In 2000, the Prius was released worldwide, and it became an instant success with celebrities, helping to raise the profile of the car https://perma.cc/74K9-MGGT
Polestar plans to have a line-up of five performance EVs by 2026. Polestar 2, the electric performance fastback, launched in 2019. Polestar 3, the SUV for the electric age, launched in late 2022. Polestar 4, the SUV coupé transformed, is launching in phases through 2023 and into 2024. Polestar 5, an electric four-door GT and Polestar 6, an electric roadster, are coming soon https://perma.cc/DHS9-L9DN
In 2011 it was one of only a few crash-tested, mass-produced and highway-certified electric cars available on the world market, along with the Tesla Roadster, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf, the Smart ED and the Chevrolet Volt https://perma.cc/CJA5-QFHG
US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, as they have not made a public commitment supporting a moratorium on deep sea mining nor pledged to exclude deep sea minerals from their supply chains https://perma.cc/2EGV-EE77
Tesla is one of our most prominent enemies. The company represents like no other the ideology of green capitalism and the ongoing global and colonial destruction. Electric motors are constantly presented as the clean alternative. That’s a cynical lie. Like other companies, Tesla exploits resources worldwide ... Furthermore, they take issue with Elon Musk and his “patriarchal fantasies.” They think that his efforts to colonize Mars is about creating a “vacation destination for the richest” and not making life multiplanetery https://perma.cc/XQK3-3WET
Timeline: History of the Electric Car https://perma.cc/D2NE-5UU2
The first turning point many have suggested was the introduction of the Toyota Prius. Released in Japan in 1997, the Prius became the world’s first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle. In 2000, the Prius was released worldwide, and it became an instant success with celebrities, helping to raise the profile of the car https://perma.cc/74K9-MGGT
Polestar plans to have a line-up of five performance EVs by 2026. Polestar 2, the electric performance fastback, launched in 2019. Polestar 3, the SUV for the electric age, launched in late 2022. Polestar 4, the SUV coupé transformed, is launching in phases through 2023 and into 2024. Polestar 5, an electric four-door GT and Polestar 6, an electric roadster, are coming soon https://perma.cc/DHS9-L9DN
Forwarded from Polestar Automotive Telegram by GRT : Swedish electric performance car boat by Volvo Scandinavian - Swiss Norway Car of the Year
From "Wie effizient gehen die 30 Top-Automarken in Europa mit Ressourcen um?"
Im Bereich Energie war das
der Polestar 2 Standard Range Single Motor (3,22 kWh/100 km pro Sitzplatz) vs Tesla 4 kWh/100 km! (= +25%)
Ora, Aiways, BYD, Polestar mit ihrem Effzienzwert noch vor Tesla.
Tesla führt das Gesamtranking mit einem reinen Elektro-Portfolio an, gefolgt von Dacia und Peugeot.
Since the company’s inception in 2003, Tesla’s mission has been to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The first Tesla product, the Roadster sports car, debuted in 2008, followed by the Model S sedan, which was introduced in 2012, and the Model X SUV, which launched in 2015 https://perma.cc/4WZ2-Y7QZ
Polestar has been Volvo's performance partner since 1996, offering tuning technology and parts enhancement to production-model vehicles https://perma.cc/AD4S-D9XL
Polestar unveils its first car – the Polestar 1 – and reveals its vision to be the new electric performance brand https://perma.cc/5TXL-5RAE
Every new Volvo car launched from 2019 onwards will have an electric motor
Over the next five years, we will launch a fully electric car every year as we aim to make all-electric cars 50 per cent of global sales by 2025, with the rest hybrids https://perma.cc/VQK9-UUUD
In 1996, General Motors released the EV1 – the first mass-produced, purpose-built modern electric car from one of the industry’s key players https://perma.cc/DT42-AJ58
However, the real turning point for battery electric cars would come in 2003, when two entrepreneurs by the names of Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning saw an opportunity https://perma.cc/WE3Q-5YG3 Other co-founders included JB Straubel, Ian Wright, and Elon Musk https://perma.cc/8UVL-FHU6
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning
Funding for the company was obtained ... Elon Musk ($30 mio) https://perma.cc/6EEA-FEBF
Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Tesla and Musk in May 2009 https://perma.cc/7GLM-ZVVL
Ze’ev Drori: We begun production of Tesla Roadster https://perma.cc/P7YY-RSA4
Im Bereich Energie war das
der Polestar 2 Standard Range Single Motor (3,22 kWh/100 km pro Sitzplatz) vs Tesla 4 kWh/100 km! (= +25%)
Ora, Aiways, BYD, Polestar mit ihrem Effzienzwert noch vor Tesla.
Tesla führt das Gesamtranking mit einem reinen Elektro-Portfolio an, gefolgt von Dacia und Peugeot.
Since the company’s inception in 2003, Tesla’s mission has been to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The first Tesla product, the Roadster sports car, debuted in 2008, followed by the Model S sedan, which was introduced in 2012, and the Model X SUV, which launched in 2015 https://perma.cc/4WZ2-Y7QZ
Polestar has been Volvo's performance partner since 1996, offering tuning technology and parts enhancement to production-model vehicles https://perma.cc/AD4S-D9XL
Polestar unveils its first car – the Polestar 1 – and reveals its vision to be the new electric performance brand https://perma.cc/5TXL-5RAE
Every new Volvo car launched from 2019 onwards will have an electric motor
Over the next five years, we will launch a fully electric car every year as we aim to make all-electric cars 50 per cent of global sales by 2025, with the rest hybrids https://perma.cc/VQK9-UUUD
In 1996, General Motors released the EV1 – the first mass-produced, purpose-built modern electric car from one of the industry’s key players https://perma.cc/DT42-AJ58
However, the real turning point for battery electric cars would come in 2003, when two entrepreneurs by the names of Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning saw an opportunity https://perma.cc/WE3Q-5YG3 Other co-founders included JB Straubel, Ian Wright, and Elon Musk https://perma.cc/8UVL-FHU6
Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning
Funding for the company was obtained ... Elon Musk ($30 mio) https://perma.cc/6EEA-FEBF
Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Tesla and Musk in May 2009 https://perma.cc/7GLM-ZVVL
Ze’ev Drori: We begun production of Tesla Roadster https://perma.cc/P7YY-RSA4
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Do electric vehicles really emit more CO2 than petrol or diesel cars?
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Forwarded from Fatos sobre emissões de gases / poluição do planeta - Fatti sulle emissioni di gas / inquinamento del pianeta / earth pollution
Climate change, an opportunity for high-speed train manufacturers https://perma.cc/7GA3-4EUP
Rail transport represents 6.4% of the global transportation modal worldwide but less than 1% of CO2 emissions.
For Sweden battery production emissions were higher than the emissions from electricity production. Battery production emissions form a significant share of the overall emissions per pkm and should always be considered when comparing the emissions of electric transportation modes with those of conventional ones.
Sweden (and Norway ...), benefiting from the low emissions in electricity production. The same accounts for electric cars and electric coaches on routes in Sweden that show lower emissions than their conventional counterparts.
Using electric modes to Estonia is not recommended because they produce higher emissions than conventional modes do, exceeding even those of conventional aircraft.
The carbon intensities of electricity consumed from the Finnish, Swedish and Estonian grid were obtained from Moro and Lonza (2018): 211 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Finland, 47 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Sweden, and 944 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Estonia.
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Rail transport represents 6.4% of the global transportation modal worldwide but less than 1% of CO2 emissions.
For Sweden battery production emissions were higher than the emissions from electricity production. Battery production emissions form a significant share of the overall emissions per pkm and should always be considered when comparing the emissions of electric transportation modes with those of conventional ones.
Sweden (and Norway ...), benefiting from the low emissions in electricity production. The same accounts for electric cars and electric coaches on routes in Sweden that show lower emissions than their conventional counterparts.
Using electric modes to Estonia is not recommended because they produce higher emissions than conventional modes do, exceeding even those of conventional aircraft.
The carbon intensities of electricity consumed from the Finnish, Swedish and Estonian grid were obtained from Moro and Lonza (2018): 211 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Finland, 47 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Sweden, and 944 g CO2-eq kWh−1 in Estonia.
Learn more about car, ship, train, bus, aviation pollution on
https://news.1rj.ru/str/EnergyFactsTelegram/509
https://news.1rj.ru/str/ElonMuskPollution
https://news.1rj.ru/str/PollutionFacts
https://news.1rj.ru/str/PolestarTelegram
or by searching this channel, checking previous posts
Forwarded from WWF World Wildlife Fund on Telegram by GRT : World Wide Fund for Nature / Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza
In 2018, 302.18 million cattle (including buffalo) were slaughtered for meat.
Far more hides are produced from cattle production each year than are used for leather. In the US alone, some industry experts estimate that around 17% of hides are wasted. The US produced 33 million hides in 2019.
Around 20% of leather is absorbed by the auto industry for vehicle interiors.
Beef is a major driver of deforestation and conversion of habitat in Latin America, and leather is inextricably linked to the beef industry.
Leather sourced from areas with high deforestation and conversion rates can easily have double the GHG footprint than without. But cattle raised far from deforestation frontiers can have high deforestation related footprints from their feed; each 10% addition of deforestation-contaminated soy to the diet increases the total GHG footprint for cattle by about 25%.
Many companies, particularly in the auto and fashion industries, are touting “vegan” leather and have increased their use of leather alternatives, in part due to perceptions related to leather having negative animal welfare and environmental impacts.
Often missing from this narrative is that most leather alternatives are made using plastic, which is created from fossil fuels, does not biodegrade, and has littered oceans and soils with debris and microplastics, causing tremendous damage to biodiversity. Tesla, for example, has stopped using leather interiors, yet is promoting fossil fuel reduction from its electric vehicles, which does not consider the impact of fossil fuels in its leather alternative interiors.
If plastic-based leather used for a car interior is biobased and responsibly sourced and for which there is an effective, end of life management process in place (ideally, recycled), it might be a strong choice in terms of total impact.
Far more hides are produced from cattle production each year than are used for leather. In the US alone, some industry experts estimate that around 17% of hides are wasted. The US produced 33 million hides in 2019.
Around 20% of leather is absorbed by the auto industry for vehicle interiors.
Beef is a major driver of deforestation and conversion of habitat in Latin America, and leather is inextricably linked to the beef industry.
Leather sourced from areas with high deforestation and conversion rates can easily have double the GHG footprint than without. But cattle raised far from deforestation frontiers can have high deforestation related footprints from their feed; each 10% addition of deforestation-contaminated soy to the diet increases the total GHG footprint for cattle by about 25%.
Many companies, particularly in the auto and fashion industries, are touting “vegan” leather and have increased their use of leather alternatives, in part due to perceptions related to leather having negative animal welfare and environmental impacts.
Often missing from this narrative is that most leather alternatives are made using plastic, which is created from fossil fuels, does not biodegrade, and has littered oceans and soils with debris and microplastics, causing tremendous damage to biodiversity. Tesla, for example, has stopped using leather interiors, yet is promoting fossil fuel reduction from its electric vehicles, which does not consider the impact of fossil fuels in its leather alternative interiors.
If plastic-based leather used for a car interior is biobased and responsibly sourced and for which there is an effective, end of life management process in place (ideally, recycled), it might be a strong choice in terms of total impact.