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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not that simple. Many places on the planet do not have a high enough population density to make subways viable.

I love trains. I take trains when possible. But your take is overly simplistic.

[–] buzz86us 6 points 7 months ago

Yet in the early 1900s there was enough population for an extensive network of trolleys.. With 2 billion people on the entire planet. Now were headed back to trolleys with extra steps