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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by Xylakant on Saturday September 26, 2020 @05:57PM (#24602495)
There’s not that many European families with 3 kids any more. The reproduction rate is somewhat below 2 kids per family - hence all that discussion about shrinking population. Then there’s quite a few options. I can easily hop on the train and go to the beach. It’s even faster than by car and less stressful when traveling with small kids. Or take one of the many rental or car-sharing cars . In Berlin, car owning households are actually a minority.
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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday September 26, 2020 @08:13PM (#24603182)
I live next to an NJ transit train station with a 1 hour ride to downtown Manhattan. I can drive into NYC faster because of the time savings from not stopping along the way and waiting on train transfers. I'm also not trapped by the limited service intervals on my line. This is a region with the best train service in the US and driving still is a better option for non-trivial trips.
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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by mrep on Saturday September 26, 2020 @09:50PM (#24603565)
Do you not have express trains? We have some in chicago and for example, the naperville to downtown express takes 34 minutes to go 30 miles downtown because it literally goes straight downtown without stopping at any other stations.
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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday September 26, 2020 @10:38PM (#24603775)
My line is shared with MTA and has/had express trains for their stops further out. Those trains save 15 minutes but are of no use to me and "steal" a time slot for a normal train I could use. Most have been removed in the past two years due to service reductions.
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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by noobermin on Sunday September 27, 2020 @06:01AM (#24605527)
You ignore the fact that the MTA has been neglected but roads haven't. Also the mayor is extremely pro-car and has let things degrade for everyone else (the majority of NYC residents do not own cars).
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