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Public officials should be forced to use public transportation only like city bikes, buses, and rail. We would see changes in our infastructure and public transit almost instantaneously
This directive isn't going to apply to anyone with any kind of authority or decision making capability. This is just going to be a bunch of underpaid schlubs like the rest of us.
It won't necessarily have the desired effect if they are well off and live in a wealthy area. Wealthy neighborhoods and central districts might get over served compared to low or middle income ones, which does happen a lot in the US.
Forcing them to live in a "developing" neighborhood and use public transit might help.
If the EV is the cheapest rental car, wouldn't they already be expected to choose it?
It's really hard to get funding to rent a vehicle in the first place for many agencies.
I didn't even know you could rent electric cars. Where are you supposed to charge them if your hotel doesn't have charging stations?
Rail is really only going to be an option between major cities so limited scope there. Using rail and subways is smarter than driving through a city most of the time.
Fast chargers are much more common now and more are being installed all the time. I just did an 1800 mile road trip through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico. It was surprisingly easy to find charging, but I did have to plan ahead more than in a gas car.
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
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