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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (18 children)

Electric cars is not the solution. Sure, it's an improvement, but for a real solution you need to get people out of personal vehicles on onto public transportation. Trains, trams, busses, whatever. Build it in a way that doesn't suck. Assuming american, the US had (past tense) amazing train/tram networks decades ago. Every warehouse had a rail spur, and since walking was considered ok people weren't obese fatasses.

I drive a scooter. It is possible to live without a car, although it does have some difficulties sometimes. If your job is within 10 miles of your home or less, then you don't need a car for your commute. If I can do it so can you. I'd still rather take a bus, if it existed.

[–] Bezzelbob@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Idk why ppl are down voting this, bro is literally just advocating for public transportation

Ig it's all the insecure pickup truck bros

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[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not everyone lives where public transportation is really feasible. He'll EVs aren't even practical where I live.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So we shouldn't bother with it anywhere then?

You're missing the forest for the trees

I never said that, thanks for speaking for me I really appreciate it though. I am simply saying moving away from ICE just isn't feasible everywhere right now.

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