Now consider an electric bus
Now consider a trolley.
Are there multiple tracks?
Well, there’s two. Only problem is the often obstructions and questionable breaking system
But that’ll take away people’s freedom to pay a subscription for heated seats 😔
Recently visited York (UK) and they have a fantastic bus system - and they’re electric.
Busses in my city are also going electric. So far only the local routes. The longer distance routes are still diesel
This is the propaganda I can get behind.
And with trolleybuses powered on a renewable grid, it’s zero gallons!
Or maybe tell bosses that if your job can be done remotely it should be done remotely. Then there’s more room on the bus for people who need to be in meatspace to do their jobs.
but this isn’t new technology where you can write a 100 bullshit news article about and prais it as the next big thing because it actually works and is efficient
What do I do when there’s no bus route anywhere near my work? I cycle when it’s weather appropriate but I ain’t cycling to work in 20°C heatwave.
20 c is a heatwave? Isn’t that like 68 F? I’d think 30+ is heatwave territory.
20 is enough to be generally uncomfortable all day.
I think you’ve become confused?
Nope.
It makes a good point but only if your country actually has public transport.
If you live somewhere with zero public transport, the car is your only option.
That’s why the post advocates for public transport. So that we can have better options.
VPN uses 0 gallons.
Acktually, to use a VPN, you would need to turn on your PC or phone, which uses a small but existent amount of petrol -🤓
Solar power. Checkmate, atheists.
and EV car. also fuck petrol. and gallons while I’m here.
EVs solve about 2 of the 20 problems cars create.
While that’s true, they “solve”* the two issues that are most pressing with ICE cars, air polution and fossil fuel use. I’d rather have EVs over ICEs, and I’d rather have walkable cities and robust public transit than either of the car options.
* are better, not perfect
This assumes all of them live right next to each other though
Is the idea of 68 people living within a few blocks of a bus line hard to believe? You know they don’t all get on on from the same stop, right?
they only need to live within walking distance from any bus stop along the line. the difference averages out to something around that ballpark
