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What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion? Epthinktank | European Parliament (epthinktank.eu)

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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.

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[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 43 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (17 children)

78% of microplastics in the ocean come from car tires. EVs are heavier, and produce more microplastics. 10-20 bikes can fit in one car parking space. Bicycles and trains are hundreds of times more efficient than cars in terms of energy and space... And bike crashes don't kill over a million people per year globally.

It's kind of obvious. We can have a future worth living in, or we can have cars, but we can't have both.

[–] AlexS@feddit.de -4 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Bicycles and trains are hundreds of times more efficient than cars in terms of energy and space…

A fast train like TGV, ICE or Shinkansen needs 10 kWh per passenger per 100 km. This includes infrastructure like heated railway switches, train stations, etc.

This is not much more energy efficient than an electric car.

And bike crashes don’t kill over a million people per year globally.

Compare the passenger-kilometers done by car and by bike.

[–] Vivarevo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago

Trains reduce road traffic so much that normal lane road is enough, when without trains a city needs multiple laned roads that jam up regularly regardless how many lanes there are. Train systems get more efficient and waiting times smaller when more people use them. The opposite with car based transit systems

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