Life in the Spanish city that banned cars

Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by brightball on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:29AM (#18015069)

I don't think cars are going anywhere for a while, but I'm very interested to see all of the alternative fuel options that show up eventually (CNG, Hydrogen and Electric so far).

I currently drive a Volt...and it's wonderful. Chevy is really missing out on a lot of potential free press by not putting a bigger emphasis on it. I went from spending over $400 / month on gas to about $20 / month. You get the ability to cut such a huge amount of gas usage without the need for any additional infrastructure to support them like pure-electrics that are out there.

My guess is that when clean energy is used to produce fuel cells, a lot of the conversations around the negative impact of cars in general will dry up.

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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by tudelo on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:30AM (#18015083)

How the hell did you spend 400 a month on gas?!?!?!

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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by CapricornNoble on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @10:09AM (#18015428)

I've done that before, when the Yen:Dollar exchange rate was brutal, I think in 2012, Japanese premium fuel was pushing $7.50-$8/gallon. In 1990's sedans with turbocharged engines, city driving, and a heavy foot.....yeah you're getting <20mpg and spending $3-400 per month too.....totally worth it. Japanese sports sedans are awesome.

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Re:Life in the Spanish city that banned cars by brightball on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:43AM (#18015208)

Driving a 1999 Ford Expedition that got about 12 mpg

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