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Energy efficiency of active travel (walking, cycling, ebike) compared to an electric car (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I've been telling everyone how most people don't need a car in a big enough city (I'm in Europe), and how much more efficient (PROPER) public transport is.

...And then I get the work commute metro trains where stupid/inconsiderate/disgusting people still get on the packed train despite being sick, keep standing in my kidney and sneeze/cough at others (without a mask, of course) and sniff their nose all the way. Every single time when that happens I dream about having my own car where I don't have to deal with this (or an idiot blasting TikTok from their speakers, being drunk+loud, smelly, etc.).

I still won't have a car, but man, sometimes the right decision isn't the easiest.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    I live in a city with very good public transport which I use constantly. I also have an E-bike.

    However, one needs to note that if I buy something big (extra lot of groceries, a new computer, a painting, anything that doesn't fit in a backpack), using PT is pretty inconvenient. Especially when I'd be faster just carrying the thing home from Ikea, since I only live some 2km away, but the bus routes don't go across the boroughs (but radially from the center outwards, with a few "lateral" buses), so I'd take two buses and it'd be some 10km. And if it's raining and I have an item that shouldn't get wet...

    Also, taking a cat to the vet for instance.

    I'm just waiting on when public transport will be supplemented with small city EV-s you can rent for a few hours cheaply. Like those e-scooters, but small cars, and with more regulations.

    I know an apartment building which gives the tenants (mostly young students) the option to reserve and rent an EV for just a few euros an hour. And you don't need to fill the tank, so it's pretty nice.

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