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Cars can pick me up 10 feet from my front door(my car). No train tracks within 5 miles of me. I would love if their were tracks closer.
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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because in lots of countries there is effectively no public transport culture existing, and car companies take advantage of that. it's really just about car culture and taking advantage of people in my opinion
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Trains: live super densely, it's great. Cars: chill bro
I dunno what country you are from, but here in the US of A, the monopolies that own all the train infrastructure make sure to keep trains as public transportation as cost prohibitive as possible.
B-but think of the iNdIvIdUaL!
Trains aren’t 100% the answer, but cars should be the last answer. Still we should electrify cars.
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Because cars aren't stuck to tracks.
cars are stuck to roads and much less efficient everywhere many people need to go. cars are basically useful where only few people live or work.
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And trains aren't stuck to roads. And planes aren't stuck to roads. And ships aren't stuck to roads.
Trains are electric. They use diesel generators to power the wheels.
Some trains can be connected to the grid 24/7 through overhead wires and/or onboard reserve batteries. This grid could be powered by greener sources of energy.