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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse

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To: Triffin who wrote (4890)10/20/2006 1:09:32 PM
From: Triffin  Read Replies (1) of 24218
 
Post Peak transportation ..

From a post by PEAKGUY from TOD ..

"Here's my thinking on electricity:

You can make it from pretty much anything, including renewables

For the fossil fuels, it's much more feasible to sequester the carbon (and other nasties) from fixed sources like power plants, than from millions of tailpipes.

It doesn't require many exotic new technologies, batteries and more flexible electrical grids seem to be the technology needs

It works well for mass transit (subways, streetcars, buses, etc), long haul freight and short haul automobiles.

An electric driven transportation system re-centers life around towns, cities and transportation hubs.

It certainly won't be cheap to build out the infrastructure required, but over the long term, I think it might be our best shot. At least that's what all the evidence I see now tells me."

Triff
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