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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by OrangeMango on Friday August 16, 2019 @11:56AM (#20716450)
> A choice that I’m grappling with personally (as someone who lives in the suburbs in the US and owns two Teslas) is that I should really move somewhere more sustainable, i.e., more density so that I can get rid of my cars.

There is an alternative. Lobby your city to relax zoning. Let someone replace one of the homes in your subdivision with a coffee shop/convenience store/pizza parlor. Things like that.

Your current built environment isn't perfect for perfectly sustainable living, but allowing it to grow organically in that direction is far more sustainable than abandoning it and building new cities.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by localhost on Friday August 16, 2019 @12:41PM (#20716939)
I agree. Although I wasn't advocating building a new city; rather just moving to a city that already has the infrastructure in place.

I struggle with this as moving is most definitely giving up on my current "community" and lobbying would most definitely push me out of my comfort zone. But perhaps that's a good thing :)

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