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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @10:23AM (#21980733)
Sweden’s population is confined to a narrow corridor, so it’s not like they need many lines of coverage. Likewise, density in Europe is good enough to make electrification worthwhile, while America is way too spread out. An extreme case would be Australia, imagine electrifying the entire route from Melbourne to Darwin.
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Re:The McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger led to the 737 Max cr... by iso1210 on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:55AM (#21981776)
This is the quote:

> In europe, jet fuel isn't taxed at all (but train/car fuel is) which often makes flying the cheaper option. From london, I can fly to several european cities cheaper than I can get a 2 hour train within the UK. Which is pretty ridiculous.

Australia and America are irellevent. Almost all long distance trips in Europe is electricity

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