Some places need to be wild
Eric Hanson wrote: I personally really like the idea of having an electric only vehicle just for going back and forth to work (a 5 minute commute for me on a good day). I am not certain how well an electric minivan would work, but I could see an ICE/electric version being quite practical. I even wonder about a pickup truck that used electric as a sort of boost just when starting. I don’t really think these are around-the-corner ideas but I can see their utility.
Eric
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-Le Livre du Colon, 1902
Some places need to be wild
Some places need to be wild
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Some places need to be wild
Eliot Mason wrote:There is also the problem of upending funding mechanisms for roads. For now I'm perfectly willing to be that obnoxious, morally-superior fellow who says "Giant gas-sucking SUVs should be penalized and pay more for road maintenance since my shiny electric car is a gift to the world." But clearly that won't hold and there will be a change.
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Eliot Mason wrote:I was astonished to learn that within the Portland, OR city limits fully ONE THIRD of the city is right of way.
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tel jetson wrote:
Eliot Mason wrote:I was astonished to learn that within the Portland, OR city limits fully ONE THIRD of the city is right of way.
and that doesn't take into account off-street parking dedicated to cars. I haven't done all the work to calculate it, but I'm confident the number would be much higher in my small town. easily over 50%.
in the United States, our built environment makes cars all but required in many places. in that situation, I don't believe it's wrong to be thinking about what sort of car is the least detrimental, but that can distract from more important things. things like minimizing one's own automobile use and supporting changes that make automobiles less dominant and easier to live without.
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