And not just to curb pollution, but to make life better for everyone.
“Electric vehicles represent the biggest opportunity this country has ever had to ‘clean’ our transportation sector.
Nobody has to change their habits, and all the disastrous environmental consequences disappear.
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But that’s just one part of it.
We will also need more electricity.
And that’s just the beginning.
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Cars, as we shall see, have plenty of other problems.
Carbon Dated
It’s not just about emissions.
There are plenty of other reasons to remove cars from cities.
Cars alsotake up a lot of spacethat could be used for all kinds of better things.
This is especially insane when you consider how precious space is in most cities.
And the whole place would be a lot less ugly without cars parked all over the place.
Banning private cars in cities isn’t the answer.
“It’s surprising how people are set in their ways.
Those dependent on public transportation dont think twice about hopping on the train or bus.
Like any entrenched system, transport is a mess.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t fix it.
Even bike-and-public-transport poster child Copenhagen was oncejust another car-choked Europeancity after all.
Electric cars are way better than gas cars.
But no cars is even better.
