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Highway spending increased by 90% in 2021. This is one of many reasons why car traffic is growing faster than population growth.

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[–] abfarid@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If what you say is true, and they can fit all the necessary tech into 50kg, or anything under the weight of an average human, then I agree, in efficiency, that (50%+) beats even the best bus scenario (35% at full capacity) according to my calculations. By efficiency, I mean what percentage of carried weight is useful.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Hmm, weight of the podbike is 90kg, so it's probably closer to 200kg as an autonomous vehicle. It would be awesome if it could beat a bus but that is unlikely.

You could make it lighter but it becomes a question of manufacturing cost (lightweight is costly, like composite) and battery size and how often it drives itself to charging and how many solar / wind you need at the charging station.