NatLawson t1_j1r3sk1 wrote
Electrification is "hands down" a good bet. Charging technology notwithstanding, the reliability of the resource is outstanding. The cost of electric supply is simply less volatile than the oil supply. Now is a market anomaly due to war and the post epidemic period.
Don't let any of this fool you.
Electrification changes the state of being of most individuals and may welcome an inexpensive alternative to single use vehicles in our cities.
Imagine if you could reserve a cabin to travel to and from most places in the city? Would you rather have a private cabin then an Uber or packed bus or open train car?
Electrification will lead to a seamless trip to any place and a safe journey home for most New Yorkers. Blended surface to under transportation and "pod" travel will revolutionize our transportation and package delivery needs making it cheaper and more reliable.
Thank you modernity. Thank you causality. Thank you for the blind faith our mothers put into their children's hands.
Hoser117 t1_j1reg0b wrote
> Imagine if you could reserve a cabin to travel to and from most places in the city? Would you rather have a private cabin then an Uber or packed bus or open train car? > > Electrification will lead to a seamless trip to any place and a safe journey home for most New Yorkers. Blended surface to under transportation and "pod" travel will revolutionize our transportation and package delivery needs making it cheaper and more reliable.
What exactly are you talking about here? Making electric vehicles doesn't really imply we're fundamentally changing the vehicles or method of transportation.
NatLawson t1_j1rgslu wrote
Actually - electrification in the 40's and 50's drove innovation for 50 years in every part of the country. Surface fleet mass transit, in line with pedestrian traffic innovation like bike lanes and streets with limited traffic are the beacons of modernity implemented by this change.
Combustion engines pollute the air we breathe but also create congestion and unsafe vehicle traffic. Electric fleets, transportation fleets, sanitation fleets and maintenance fleets grow the idea of accelerated use of viable modern technology. Costs, in the time of war and health emergencies should not cause us to abandon modernity. We should embrace modernization. I ask you to embrace the idea that innovation in our city has always led to fantastic benefits. From the docks to factory infrastructure to industry development, our cities infrastructure leads to massive efficiency. Electrification of our mass transit systems are only part of the grand vision. We should move forward. I should hope innovation also provides better safety and convenience as the fleets mature.
Right now, you can time your bus to the minute. Combustion engines are part of the past. Full steam ahead, to the future.
NatLawson t1_j1rsy3t wrote
Hey, cool comments.
There is an isolation between costs and supply. Considering advancements in electric supply, fusion experiments, just as fossil fuel, advancements in electric supply will improve. Truth is the infrastructure is already in place.
I am also a skeptic. I have to be convinced.
This is a confession, it's gonna happen. It's sooner than later. Mass transit will be electrified. We will be better.
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