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>It is certainly what the world's big car makers think. That is what they hope. Unfortunately for them there is something else going on right now. The cities h
by upofadown 5y ago
>It is certainly what the world's big car makers think.
That is what they hope. Unfortunately for them there is something else going on right now. The cities have started giving up on the "everyone will drive everywhere" approach to transportation planning. That is caused by the realization that cars cause most of the problems cities face. Current internal combustion cars are already fairly clean in terms of emissions so an electric cars are just more of the same problem to be fought.
- theshrike79 5y ago"Fairly clean" vs "zero local emissions" is a huge deal in cities with millions of cars.
- sagarm 5y agoEVs produce more tire dust, which makes up a large percentage of PM2.5 pollution. On net EVs will degrade public space less than gas vehicles, but car-free spaces are still much nicer to live in. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129809_tire-dust-is-pollution-and-this-invention-will-help-vehicles-clean-up-as-they-go https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129809_tire-dust-is-po...
- bluGill 5y agoA few of the biggest cities have. Most give lip service to the idea, but their actions show that they care about public transport more for a place to send money/power to their friends than any ability to get people around. (Money meaning cash to contractors and unions regardless of results, power as in another appointment to someone who helped them out)