> The only downside to car culture is environmental concerns that I really hope electric cars fix. How are they supposed to fix it? In many countries we still

> The only downside to car culture is environmental concerns that I really hope electric cars fix. How are they supposed to fix it? In many countries we still burn gas & coal for electricty. The cars need to be produced, which is alot more resource intensive than building better public transports, since a train transports hundreds of individuals at once, and can serve the transportation needs of thousands over the course of a day, the amount of material and energy for fabrication per-passenger is far lower. And thats's not even taking into account total service-time and cost of recycling. The cars need parking spots when not in use, which requires space that could otherwise be used for housing/parks/recreation/businesses. Public Transport systems have far fewer downtimes (even when I dont ride the train, someone else does). Plus, they are more space efficient to begin with. And of course cars need roads. Lots of them, and no matter how many are built, there still seem to be traffic jams.