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-square549fedilinkarrow-up12.14Karrow-down1151
arrow-up11.99Karrow-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-square549fedilink
minus-squareCrucible_Fodder@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.