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[โ€“] Wooki@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The only mass scaled alternative is synthetics made from oil.

Until a sustainable alternative reaches scale. This is lip service for vegans.

[โ€“] Patch@feddit.uk 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The only mass scaled alternative

The only mass scaled alternative with an identical look and feel. There are plenty of alternatives if you don't need it to look like leather. Like the infinite variety of fabrics.

[โ€“] Wooki@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Swing and a miss information

[โ€“] PostiveNoise@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Other new materials can and will be scaled up, such as hemp based cloth, mycelium based leather etc.

[โ€“] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And as someone who prefers fabric seats anyway...There are fabric seats too!

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what do you think that "fabric" is made of?

[โ€“] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Haha, yeah I was just joking around. But there are also organic fibers (not that they're probably used for cars).

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah i don't think i ever seen organic fibers used tbh for cars. I am not sure if they are cheap or issue of maintenance/durability. Nice furniture has that heavy cotton, you would think that could work for a car.

[โ€“] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's being used in really high end handbags and such already. It can be made to be surprisingly high-end.

[โ€“] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Haven't looked too deeply at it, but from what I understand, it isn't durable enough for things like furniture. It's good enough for hand bags, accessories, and decorative features, but it wears out too quick for anything that sees a lot of friction like seats, clothes, or arm rests.

That being said, we are in the infancy of using mycelium as material, and what we've made so far is pretty damn cool. Expect a lot more things to be made of mushrooms as the technology develops.

[โ€“] troglodyke@lemmy.federate.cc 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm not convinced raising a whole living being that eats plants, and harvesting its skin is that much more energy efficient than just using a plant fibre

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what do you think happens to the cow after the beef is extracted?

[โ€“] Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It gets to live on a happy farm in the sky?

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 1 week ago

The farm is your luxury sedan