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Just one more lane (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] Xenon@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Elon:

Guys, I think I've got it... What if we built another lane but, you know, under the ground, like a tunnel.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He seemed to casually ignore that at the end of the tunnel was still the concept of an offramp with a 25mph street that everyone was funneling to.

Of course he never planned on building it anyway. It was all just to distract from California High Speed Rail, because that directly gets in his way of selling more cars.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

because that directly gets in his way of selling more cars.

Which is stupid in itself, because the entire goal of the CA HSR project is to link long distance corridors, not putzing around town like most do with a Tesla.

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In fact I think there's a missed opportunity for EVs to partner with long distance public transit.

The main limitations of electric cars is distance, but if people knew they could go across the state or several states comfortably without their car, they might be more willing to take a electric car for city driving.

[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We have ferries. What if we could combine the efficiency of train and the convenience of ferries? People could just drive their own car on a train car of some kind and be shuttled to a destination and then drive off?

[–] Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 0 points 6 months ago

that's been done in europe since I think the 1930s