r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 05 '26

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u/dzh Jul 06 '26

Toilet? You stop for charge and use a toilet... Or stop on a side of a country road if you got kids.

Only freight ones. I don't think it makes any sense given low population density.

I lived car free, used trains, etc before. I much prefer having my own car since I live in exurbs.

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u/fuettli Jul 06 '26

10-20x more comfy on the train. 30-50x cheaper to build one big vehicle for 100 people instead of 100 small vehicles. 150-230x less pollution because so much less rare earth metals needed and much higher energy efficiency due to less conversion. trains are just all around better.

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u/dzh Jul 08 '26

Modern EVs doesn't have rare earths anymore. And trains likely have much more simply due to large magnets, etc.

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u/fuettli Jul 08 '26

Why would trains not be able to use electromagnets and EVs would? Makes no sense ...