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Any time the subject of electric car efficiency comes up the first comment is always "we should build trains." The perfect is the enemy of the good.

In the US, trains would require an expenditure of trillions of dollars with a multi-decade long fiscal commitment for an idea that's deeply unpopular with the citizenry. Ain't gonna happen here in our lifetime. Maybe in other countries, but not the USA.

You can buy an electric car today.



You can also buy an electric bicycle today, too, for 1/10 of the price of an EV.


Indeed, and I have one! But I cannot use my electric bike to visit my relatives in a different state. That's what my EV is for. (And it has a rack so we can take our ebikes on the trip too.)




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