Re:Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream
by sokoloff on Friday July 14, 2023 @09:23AM
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> I do my best to find a closer destination that's "also" nice
When you're trying to escape New England winter weather and get to someplace warm with 11+ hour days (or escape the heat and humidity of Florida in August or visit family), that can be inherently difficult.
Re:Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream
by pipo234 on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:05AM
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Sure, different people in different situations have different standards. Not everyone has the luxury of living in a great city with access to food, energy, jobs and family and friends close by.
Makes you wonder how people in New England winter or Florida summer used to cope a century ago. :-)
Unfortunately, you're probably right.
Still I don't believe high-speed maglev will solve anything. Less planes, for sure but more people traveling further, more frequently, more efficiently consuming more power in absolutes.
> Even for a week-long vacation, I don't want to spend 4 days getting there and back.
I understand, and feel the same. But I do my best to find a closer destination that's "also" nice, and make sure that when I travel far only when I have proportional amount of time to spend there.