Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe
by HWR_14 on Thursday November 11, 2021 @08:24PM
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I would expect planes to be usually almost full. I would expect passenger cars to average 2 people per car.
Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe
by Tepix on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:42AM
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If you want to compare a large passenger plane to a land based vehicle you should pick a train. Both the train and the plane can only go certain routes and are mass transit vehicles.
The emission of gases in the upper atmosphere by airplanes also worsens their climate heating effect by 300% (source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelttipps-fuer-den-alltag/m...)
Re:How trains could replace planes in Europe
by dredmorbius on Friday November 12, 2021 @04:41AM
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I'd agree on the basis of efficiency arguments.
If you want to discuss actual practice, though, 75% of European international ground travel is by private car, not train.
That said, we can simply state the per-passenger-distance efficiency of different transport modes and leave the "you shoulds" to others.
It seems like you are comparing fuel per seat for planes with fuel per vehicle for cars. At five seats, that would be equivalent to 11 l/100km, which almost all modern cars should beat. Even if you only count four seats for the car, it would still be 8.8 l/100km, which many cars can beat.