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[–] 4 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

Energy wise it's a wash whether it's concentrated or not. Concentrated requires reducing it which is just boiling it down (under a vacuum apparently to reduce temps needed), and then freezing during transportation. Non-concentrated weighs more so more energy for transportation and more packaging, and still needs cooling. So they come out comparable afaik.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I don't believe that. On electric vehicles, 90% of the energy is used to move the thing. A charged EV battery can power a standard household worth of appliances for two days.

    Furthermore, the energy expenditure to dehydrate the concentrate is a one-time b cost, whereas transportation cost increases with distance.

    What I DO believe is that manufacturers see transportation as less of a cost, because they offload it to distribution networks.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Do you have any idea how much energy is needed to boil something down? It's a shit ton.

    As for distance, you know they can do the calculations for a country right?

    This is not a calculation by the manufacturer. You're weaving around everything.

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