So what do you say, MINI is now going Vegan

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So no more nice soft leather seats?
I guess it will be Soya and Chickpea dashboards and door panels, with Hemp seats, Linen headlining, and Rush matting? o_O
 
I'm personally in favor of the "greener" change, but concerned about quality of materials used. MINI (BMW) has quality interiors, so I bet most people won't even notice the change.
 
Puppethead said:
I'm personally in favor of the "greener" change, but concerned about quality of materials used. MINI (BMW) has quality interiors, so I bet most people won't even notice the change.
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Is look of Vegan interior on my 2014 BMW I 3 after 7 years and was wearing ver y nice no complains they use recycled plastic and renewable raw materials such as kenaf and open-pored, unbleached eucalyptus wood sourced from sustainable forests a sits they use recycled plastic bottles and wool and a leather was dyed using oil tree leaves and with a strength of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) passenger shells,was no need for a pillars make a car 4 doors . I hope they apply their experience to build interior of SE in the same manner I was pleased with a look and good wearing time in 7 years.As6’1” tall I was able to sit in back sits too.
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Like most "vegan leather" used in fashion, the Sensatec material appears to be petroleum-based.

Sensatec leather is a vinyl-based type of leather that is not animal based. It is made from materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), or polyester microfibers​

So while it might make you feel better about killing cows, it's not really any more friendly to the environment.
 
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Like most "vegan leather" used in fashion, the Sensatec material appears to be petroleum-based.

Sensatec leather is a vinyl-based type of leather that is not animal based. It is made from materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), or polyester microfibers​

So while it might make you feel better about killing cows, it's not really any more friendly to the environment.
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https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a30640996/vegan-leather-sustainability/
It may be 1/3 better for the environment that animal leather, but really both are pretty bad compared to fabric.
 
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Like most "vegan leather" used in fashion, the Sensatec material appears to be petroleum-based.

Sensatec leather is a vinyl-based type of leather that is not animal based. It is made from materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), or polyester microfibers​

So while it might make you feel better about killing cows, it's not really any more friendly to the environment.
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I have no shame in eating cows, so I have no objections to using their hides as well and their meat. I am, however, slightly bothered by using petroleum for seats in an EV.

And then I remind myself that all the plastic bits are petroleum based too.


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