Re:Toyota Is Right: We Need More Hybrid Cars and Fewer EVs. ...
by wizofaus on Thursday July 06, 2023 @06:37PM
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Just for reference, as someone who doesn't live rurally, the only point that a bicycle can't reasonably fulfill above is 8., and indeed, when I do need to move heavy belongings around (pretty rare), or take other people (not too often thankfully) I'll use a car.
Most of the journeys I take on my bike would take twice as long in a car, including time to find parking, walking to/from where car is parked etc., so a bike easily wins on 2.
But sure, on 4. it loses out in rainy/cold weather. Otherwise the physical pleasure of riding a bike far exceeds that of driving a car.
I'm curious why you come across so many crazy people riding bikes, or why your bike would smell so bad...
1. It has to take me directly from the front of my (rural) house to directly in front of my destination. My vehicle does this.
2. It has to do this as fast as or faster than my vehicle.
3. It has to be available in the time that it takes to find my vehicle's keys.
4. It has to be as comfortable as my vehicle.
5. It has to smell as nice and be as clean as my vehicle.
6. It has to not put me in more contact with crazy people than my vehicle does.
7. It has to be as cheap or cheaper per mile than my vehicle.
8. It has to be able to haul my belongings when I need to move them, with at least the capacity of my vehicle.
A few alternative to cars can check a few of those boxes, but nobody gets them all:
Walking and Bicycles: 1, 3, 7
Busses: 7 (maybe)
Trains: 2, 7 (if long distance)
Taxis: 2
Rideshare: 1, 2, 4 (maybe), 5 (maybe), 6 (maybe)
Car/Truck rental: 2, 6, 8