Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square570fedilinkarrow-up12.21Karrow-down1155
arrow-up12.06Karrow-down1image[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square570fedilink
minus-squareCrucible_FodderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agothe thing with trains is they get more inefficient the more tracks there are. Trains are great for connecting a few high spots with high traffic between them, not for everyone’s daily transportation needs.
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the thing with trains is they get more inefficient the more tracks there are. Trains are great for connecting a few high spots with high traffic between them, not for everyone’s daily transportation needs.