What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion? [Science and Technology Podcast] | Epthinktank | European Parliament
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The European automotive industry is striving to adapt to market changes driven by the dual green and digital transition.

Instead of just electrifying vehicles, cities should be investing in alternative methods of transportation. This article is by the Scientific Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), a EU’s own think tank.

  • AlexS@feddit.deEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Parking is the biggest problem with everyone having a car.

    Parking is a problem only in cities. 20% of the population lives rural.

    But you know, it would be easier to share these taxis if we didn’t go door to door. Like, maybe we could have well defined routes for these autonomous taxis. … It’s much easier to travel specific routes anyway.

    Better than predefined routes is aggregated ride sharing like MOIA. Which is essentially a big taxi.

    We drop some inefficacy by not having every car go door to door as well. Excellent.

    Excellent? Sort of inconvenient, people have to walk to the nearest station. Especially with groceries. And impractical for the elderly, disabled and small children.

    if we have a track we could also get rid of those heavy metal microplastic spewing tires.

    Why is particulate matter in trains stations so high?

    You go back and tell me which of these proposed efficiency improvements actually reduces efficiency and we’ll talk.

    If everything is so efficient, why on earth needs a tram 15 kWh per passenger per 100 km?