Outcast_Searcher wrote:When BEV's get to be, say, 30% of the light vehicle network, be SURE and get back to us with CREDIBLE citations, supporting your claims.
vtsnowedin wrote:upgrade and improve the existing freight rail system
mousepad wrote:vtsnowedin wrote:upgrade and improve the existing freight rail system
The US freight rail ain't that bad as our european friends would like us to believe.
US rails ships MUCH more freight tkm or t/person than europe.
No doubt a lot of this is probably coal to power plants which europe doesn't do that much, but still.
And anybody ever visiting poster child of greatness germany knows the german freeways are choke full of heavy trucks, no different than the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c ... rail_usage
https://www.masterresource.org/railroad ... in%20Japan.
Simon_R wrote: the cost of flying should be taxed to be prohibitive, and use this to pay for the rail for passengers
Thanks
Simon
Plantagenet wrote:Outcast_Searcher wrote:When BEV's get to be, say, 30% of the light vehicle network, be SURE and get back to us with CREDIBLE citations, supporting your claims.
?????
The point I am making has nothing to do with the percentage of BEVs on the road.
Plantagenet wrote:AND people who push for EVs never mention the overall energy budget involved in building the entire freeway system and road paved road systems.
Outcast_Searcher wrote:We realize you don't like BEV's
Outcast_Searcher wrote: re your various past false claims the batteries cause cancer
Outcast_Searcher wrote:the gross exaggeration of how many fires they cause (as if ICE's don't have a tremendous amount of fires), etc.
Plantagenet wrote:Outcast_Searcher wrote:We realize you don't like BEV's
Thats not true. I like EVs and I've ordered a BEV myself. Please try to comprehend what you are reading instead of making things up.....for instance, lets see if you can understand the following sentences:
I LIKE BEVs. I like all kinds of EVs, excluding cars like the Hyundai Kona that have been recalled due to battery fires.
I like electric trains and electric trams.
Electric is good.
Do you get it now?Outcast_Searcher wrote: re your various past false claims the batteries cause cancer
Thats not true. I've never said batteries cause cancer. Where do you get these crazy ideas?Outcast_Searcher wrote:the gross exaggeration of how many fires they cause (as if ICE's don't have a tremendous amount of fires), etc.
Thats not true. I've never exaggerated the number of BEV fires.
Lets calm down and look at the facts here. There actually are spontaneous BEV fires, you know. Thats reality. There is concern over BEV fires. Thats reality. NHTSA is investigating EV battery fires and at least two major BEV manufacturers have ordered recalls of tens of thousands of cars over the BEV issue. Again....its reality.
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Are you having a bad day? Thats three false attacks in one post.....normally at least one of your attacks is truthful but three false claims in one post is some kind of record for you.
If something is bugging you, I hope it clears up soon.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
Cheers!
Outcast_Searcher wrote:Welcome to my ignore list.
Plantagenet wrote:I am pointing out that the argument that trains require infrastructure is true of every other kind of transport system as well. Air transport requires airports, flight controllers, etc. Boats require harbors and federal maintenance and dredging of shipping rivers and shipping routes. And EVs and ICE vehicles require huge amounts of infrastructure spending on roads and road maintenance.
The fact that trains are much more energy efficient then cars or planes or boats is precisely why we should be building out modern train networks instead of depending on private cars and trucks and airplanes. Trains are MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. The more we use trains to replace trips in cars or planes, the more ENERGY EFFICIENT our whole society will become.
Cheers!
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