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Such a shame the US didn't switch at least some of the fleet to electric years ago when it had a chance. Total stupidity. Even to this day my local MAGA town ba
by saturn8601 20d ago
Such a shame the US didn't switch at least some of the fleet to electric years ago when it had a chance. Total stupidity. Even to this day my local MAGA town balks at solar panels and just laughs at people who install them. Reality will smack them in the face sooner or later. Right now they are blaming the democratic governor because they only provided a tiny bill credit to citizens to help reduce rates but totally ignoring how the Republican promised nothing.
- lazide 20d agotrains. semi-trucks. international cargo ships. airplanes. semi-trucks might be viable electrically, none of the other options currently are.
- tw_dfhjkdsf798 20d ago[dead]
- saturn8601 20d agoMy point was that switching the avenues that can be electrified to electric solutions improves supply to the remaining modes that require fuel.
- lazide 20d agowe’re talking 1-2% of demand. it would help, but not a lot.
- soco 20d agoYou mean electric trains are not viable in the US? In Europe most tracks are electric already.
- lazide 20d agogenerally no. the US has wide swathes of relatively undeveloped land, unlike Europe. Diesel electric is the norm for long haul. it wouldn’t be impossible to electrify, but outside of a few specific intra-city corridors, no one has spent the capital to try.