In that timeframe there are some promising advances in battery technology that hopefully will be ready.
The car manufacturers seem confident they can hit that target. In fact, UK manufacturers were angered when Rishi Sunak recently announced his intention of moving the UK target back from 2030 to 2035. Despite that, from next year, at least in the UK, manufacturers will have to ensure that at least 20% of the vehicles they sell are zero-emissions, or face hefty fines.
Eh, some, maybe.
Seriously? I'd like to see the data before I grant you that sweeping an assumption that runs counter to my impression of how much people drive in the U.S.
I was going to post a funny about the average American but the truth is much more insidious. It is very ... profitable ... to keep Americans distracted, and since the 1970's it has become increasingly important not just to keep us distracted but also divided, and virulently so.
Yes, but building mass transit systems is going to be a very expensive and time-consuming process. Until you've been able to build some, I think electric cars will be a necessary interim measure.
I may be way off, but especially if we just look at day to day, most probably just hang around their home area.
www.census.gov
As a former DA, she must have some experience of prosecuting cases. I guess she must have forgotten how it's done.
The difference is that Americans generally need to drive to get anywhere from their suburban cultural death zones - not just to and from work, but they also need a car if they want a cup of coffee, see their doctor, visit friends and so on.I may be way off, but especially if we just look at day to day, most probably just hang around their home area.
Just a casual check for work commutes, which is going to be the most common travel, suggests both US and UK average around 30 minutes.
US
Census Bureau Estimates Show Average One-Way Travel Time to Work Rises to All-Time High
A new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the average one-way commute in the United States increased to a new high of 27.6 minutes in 2019.
UK
Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2021
www.gov.uk
Though the UK data includes several methods of travel, and its not clear what is counted for the US from this page.
We probably do simply because the country is so huge. It takes me 2 hours to drive to Wichita to visit relatives, and that's not even out of the state. Takes me 8 hours to drive to Chicago, Tulsa or Denver. It's why the American auto industry has grown so huge - not just because of the independence that comes with an auto, but because it's so far to get anywhere.
Yep. Entire towns and even cities in the US have been designed with private automobiles in mind. Just walking to the closest grocery store could involve a four-mile round trip hike.
I think this is a relatively recent thing. When I was in grade school, we all walked. Nowadays, you don't see many kids walking. Instead, the streets around each school are jammed every morning with parents in SUVs dropping off their precious little cargo directly in front of their schools. Then jammed again every afternoon to pick them up.
Los Angeles is so cleverly designed that it takes a minimum of 45 minutes to drive between any two points.
I avoid the 405 like the plague when I'm down there. Not that the 5 is much better, but it's less stop-and-go.
My guess is NYC is the only place where most people don't have a car. I never had a car in the places I've lived as an adult except here in NJ where it is a necessity. Those places were Portland, OR, Boston, MA and Olympia WA. Those three places all have somewhat decent transportation systems but it is so slow. I'd guess most people have a car in those areas.
I never needed or wanted a car in Portland either but it did take me three times as long to get anywhere.
