Cory DoctorowJun 26, 2024

EVs won't save the planet. Ultimately, the material bill for billions of individual vehicles and the unavoidable geometry of more cars-more traffic-more roads-greater distances-more cars dictate that the future of our cities and planet requires public transit - *lots* of it.

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Show threadPeter BrownJun 26, 2024

@pluralistic two unintended consequences of the move towards electric vehicles is that they are at their best on short journeys, not travelling transcontinental.
And they are also at their best at speeds under 40 miles an hour, becoming very greedy over 60.

Both of these factors will help modal shift to mass transit across longer distances and should help to reduce average traffic speeds.

Show threadKorma Chameleon
@peterbrown @pluralistic I honestly think that every train station should have car rental. Normally when I need a car it's for a few kilometres of details
Jun 26, 2024 at 8:00pmWeb
Show threadPeter BrownJun 26, 2024
@KormaChameleon @pluralistic most rental companies will deliver to stations, and most stations in this country have connecting buses.
Show threadKorma ChameleonJun 26, 2024
@peterbrown @pluralistic Which country?
Show threadPeter BrownJun 26, 2024
@KormaChameleon @pluralistic Scotland