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-square65fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down13
arrow-up1111arrow-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-square65fedilink
minus-squarebouh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s because your country has a shitty rail network. Before there were roads everywhere the car were not as practical.
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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That’s because your country has a shitty rail network.
Before there were roads everywhere the car were not as practical.
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.