Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square573fedilinkarrow-up12.22Karrow-down1156
arrow-up12.07Karrow-down1image[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square573fedilink
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThere is also much less friction on rails compared to rubber on roadways. If demand increases the length of the train can be increased or more trains added. This helps prevent the cycle of needing more lanes (rail lines in this case).
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There is also much less friction on rails compared to rubber on roadways. If demand increases the length of the train can be increased or more trains added. This helps prevent the cycle of needing more lanes (rail lines in this case).