Best vegan-friendly cars 2025 - it's never been easier to make an ethical choice
Best vegan-friendly cars 2025 - it's never been easier to make an ethical choice
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Best vegan-friendly cars 2025 - it's never been easier to make an ethical choice
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Can a gas powered car be considered vegan, with all the ecological impact of gasoline production and use?
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.
Thank you.
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.
Oh, I'd like to add a follow up to that, given that any fossil fuel are dead animals from yesteryear. So if veganism is about non exploitation of animals, then the question has to be raised: can a car using fossil fuels be considered vegan, given that almost 80 of its carbon footprint comes from the fuel, according to an article posted the other day.
Also, I'd like to ask if veganism as depicted here, care about the exploitation of those who build the cars? I'm not saying anybody is great in the regard, but scrolling the list different manufacturers presented has a different pedigree on the issue.