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"Basically, everything should be a battery skateboard riding on asphalt by way of rubber." What a wildly narrow view on transportation. Latency and efficiency
by petermcneeley 8y ago
"Basically, everything should be a battery skateboard riding on asphalt by way of rubber." What a wildly narrow view on transportation.
Latency and efficiency matter.
Take two extremes. Air vs rail. Air (chopper) is wildly inefficient (maintenance and energy). Rail has twice the efficiency of a hybrid car.
If you make everything a "car" you end up with a world where the ambulance and the big rig are both stuck in rush hour traffic.
- skybrian 8y agoDedicated lanes help for some things (such as buses) for considerably cheaper than rail.
- petermcneeley 8y agoI have seen these going up in Toronto. What do you mean by cheaper? Maintenance of vehicle? Doubt it. Especially if its an electric train. Land acquisition for lane? Doubt it. The dedicated lanes also have full station stops. Energy usage? Doubt it. Electric trains dont have round trip energy loss in batteries. Operations? Doubt it. Its an electric train is usually autonomous. Flexibility? Ya its far more flexible than a train that requires rails. Also you can reroute buses.
- skybrian 8y agoI was thinking cheaper capital costs, but I'm not an expert.