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I don't want fossil fuel cars

I don't want electric cars

I want fast trains so I can go visit Grandma

(she's a sweet old lady and I'd like to visit more often without killing the planet, my wallet, or a pedestrian)

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[–] Lionel -2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How is a train any different? It’s still fossil fuels.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

It pulls many carriages, full of people, using far, far less fuel per passenger. It is also not unrealistic to electrify the rail network

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

An electric train on a renewable grid isn't fossil fuels, and an electric train on a mixed or fully fossil grid is a more efficient use of fossil fuels.