Subj : Re: EVs
To   : Arelor
From : fusion
Date : Wed Oct 25 2023 03:48 pm

On 25 Oct 2023, Arelor said the following...
 
 Ar> ON a practical level, the problem with trains is there is no way on
 Ar> earth to have rails run to half the places that need means of
 Ar> transport. Nobody is ever building a train station in a 20 miles radius
 Ar> from where I live. If I need to go work from here I will need to use
 Ar> something else.

indeed i remember even when i was in japan in the small town i lived in the only train was a good 15-20 minute bike ride at a brisk pace. closer to an hour if you walked.

i would take the train down to another city about 30 miles away. since i'd no longer be in possession of my bicycle, my walk from the destination station would be around 10-15 minutes.

total time spent: ca. 1 hr 50 min. for 30 miles.. then do that on the way back too. if you had to do that for work your total time investment might be like 7am -> 7pm if you somehow only worked 9-5.

don't get me wrong.. it was a pleasant way to travel (there at least!) .. but imo advocating for trains-only transport pretty much puts everyone who doesn't want to commute 4 hours a day (and every business they use) into a very local little box.

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