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We don't have mass transit to offset the need to drive our vehicles; nor is there much interest in making it happen.
by garciasn 7mo ago
We don't have mass transit to offset the need to drive our vehicles; nor is there much interest in making it happen.
- epolanski 7mo agoDiesel primarily impacts logistics though, not nearly as much personal transport. You can cope paying 50$ month per month in diesel if you drive that much. But at the scale of logistics companies, often tied to fixed pricing it's a tragedy.
- blyry 7mo ago~Construction and agriculture also run on diesel~ (edit..OPs comment was germane to the thread, and correct, logistics by large the majority of diesel usage on this report). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821dst_dcu_nus_a.htm https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821dst_dcu_nus_a.htm
- asyx 7mo agoPetrol is just s as expensive though
- bigfatkitten 7mo agoThe spikes in fuel costs are enough now to eat the entire profit for a trip, and then some.
- jdlshore 7mo agoCheck your info bubble. The US has a superb freight rail system that transports massive amounts of goods. If you’re talking about diesel fuel, you’re talking about freight, and we absolutely do have mass transit for freight… one of the best in the world.
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- bdangubic 7mo ago1.7 trillion ton-miles of freight per year is as massive as it gets…
- pseudohadamard 7mo agoIt would be if I had the faintest idea what a ton-mile is. Is it like a firkin-furlong?
- abdusco 7mo agoWhat's that in football fields?