Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by northwest65 on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:55PM
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Not even necessarily without cars... imagine if you could sell the populous on a car with limited range that took ages to fill back up. If they were gullible enough, you could probably even sell it at a premium. What a wonderful stepping stone to the post freedom era.
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Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by cgrealy on Monday August 05, 2019 @09:08PM
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Yes, if only said car had some other benefit, like being cheaper to run and maintain.
Imagine if the same car had more than enough range for 95% of people's travel and could be filled up at home for a fraction of the cost. Finally, imagine if there was some other indirect benefit, like helping stop the world burn.
What a dystopian nightmare.
Re:Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
by northwest65 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:19PM
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Sadly your snippy little comment doesn't make them any better. They cost more, don't go as far, take longer to refill, and do very little to help stop the world burning. If people need to head to the capital to protest or whatever, electric vehicles make that demonstrably more difficult. There is nothing about them that gives their owners more freedom than they have now. We are definitely in a golden age of freedom, and electric cars are just another method in which that will be chipped away.