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> Chargers at work. At the grocery store. At your doctors appointment. This doesn't work in cities. None of those places have parking lots. And don't say "ch
by rtlfe 4y ago
> Chargers at work. At the grocery store. At your doctors appointment.
This doesn't work in cities. None of those places have parking lots.
And don't say "chargers on all the curbs" because we can't afford to further entrench car supremacy and make it harder to reallocate space to bus lanes and pedestrians.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> This doesn't work in cities. None of those places have parking lots. Put the chargers where the cars are parking. With vanishingly few exceptions, they're all parking somewhere. I'm all for a less car-centric society, but it's gonna be easier to reach that future if we address climate change a bit on the way.
- rtlfe 4y ago> Put the chargers where the cars are parking. That would really be doubling down on the high cost of free parking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking
- ceejayoz 4y agoI'm of the opinion the cost of climate change is likely to exceed the cost of free parking.
- rtlfe 4y agoGreat, so replace all the ICE parking lanes with electric bus rapid transit lanes. It will do much more for climate change than car chargers. Edit: Should have mentioned the climate change is one of the biggest components of the cost of free parking. Without all the government-mandated parking spaces for the past 60 years, there would be far fewer cars today. It's not too late to reverse that.
- nonethewiser 4y agoThen the power source of for cars needs to be more available than what you're suggesting.
- coderenegade 4y agoIf addressing climate change is the goal, existing vehicles can be converted over to methanol far more cheaply than buying a whole new vehicle. Methanol can be made carbon neutrally, or carbon negatively, and will power the next generation of cargo ships.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago>This doesn't work in cities. None of those places have parking lots. Where so they park? Put chargers there, then.
- yayitswei 4y agoYour car will drop you off at work and drive itself to the nearest parking lot/charger.
- lambda_dn 4y agoIt will also fly so no need for roads anymore, just green fields everywhere.