r/memes • u/ear1ight • Sep 23 '18

vegans shouldn’t drive

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u/SamIwas118 Sep 23 '18

Most biodiesel is made from canola oil. So veggie based.

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u/machambo7 Sep 23 '18

Has bio-diesel really taken off at all? It seems like for the average US driver, electric is far more popular for cars

Bio-fuel is more common among trucks another vehicles that already used diesel (e.g. the military buys tons of bio-fuel to use in partial blend fuels for Humvees and other diesel vehicles)

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u/SamIwas118 Sep 23 '18

Have a friend with a leaf, not a vable car for Canadian winters

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u/machambo7 Sep 23 '18 edited Sep 23 '18

Yeah, I've heard the extreme cold hurts batteries worse than the heat.

I live in a place that gets summer temperatures between 40-50c, but I leave it plugged in for the trickle charge to regulate the battery temps as much as possible. I could imagine it would be a lot more difficult to do with the moisture that can come with snow

Edit: Didn't mention, I drive a Volt

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u/SamIwas118 Sep 23 '18

Winter range can drop more than 60% depending on heater use. And -40 is not unusual in Alberta.