Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago[meme] Why do people only seem to mean cars when they talk about electric and/or autonomous vehicles?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square217fedilinkarrow-up1956arrow-down172
arrow-up1884arrow-down1image[meme] Why do people only seem to mean cars when they talk about electric and/or autonomous vehicles?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square217fedilink
minus-square18107linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-22 years agoAutonomous vehicles work better on rails. Also without having to deal with pedestrians.
minus-squareHiddenLayer5@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoAnd when space efficient enough to allow for a livable city.
minus-squareBoscoBear@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoExcept that they have much lower rolling resistance and much longer lifespans of both the road and the tires.
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAre you trying to argue seriously that cars are more efficient than trains?
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Autonomous vehicles work better on rails. Also without having to deal with pedestrians.
And when space efficient enough to allow for a livable city.
Except that they have much lower rolling resistance and much longer lifespans of both the road and the tires.
Are you trying to argue seriously that cars are more efficient than trains?