Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by nkurz on Sunday February 18, 2024 @05:39PM
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I think you misread him. He was said that the bus (ground transport) was $40, and that the train (Amtrak) was more than a plane. He didn't say how much the plane cost. Your $100 USD for a short flight is probably the low end of a reasonable estimate here in the US too.
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Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by ambichook on Sunday February 18, 2024 @05:45PM
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ah, yes i see that now, my bad :)
Re:How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer
by AnthonyMouse on Monday February 19, 2024 @06:05PM
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It's not really that different though. Google is showing me a round trip flight between New York and Miami for $55. Amtrak wants more than four times that, and it's 27 hours each way instead of 3.
I feel like the premise of a train is that it costs less than a plane and uses less fuel per passenger, so it should be slower but have the countervailing advantage of being less expensive. That is not what I'm observing.