Subj : Re: EVs
To   : hollowone
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Oct 19 2023 08:29:00

-=> hollowone wrote to Blue White <=-

 ho> I agree. I'm more interested in remote work as a factor that can
 ho> trigger lower emissions than this.. even if I include continual
 ho> suburbanization as disturbing argument.

 I worked in Boston for a month on an assignment, and stayed at a hotel
 3 blocks from the office. That was heaven.

 San Francisco traffic was so bad at one point that I could half my
 evening commute by buying a hybrid that was eligible for carpool
 stickers.

After a decade of that, I've been working from home for 3 years, and
the flexibility has been invaluable, with 2 kids in school and an
elderly parent nearby.

Best commute ever? The Oakland-San Francisco ferry. A nice, relaxed
cruise in a catamaran ferry with table seating, coffee and donuts in the
morning, and a view of the sun going down behind downtown San Francisco
as the ferry took off under the bay bridge. Grab a beer from the bar, go
to the upper deck, and on the odd Thursday night listen to "Ship of
Fools" a band made up of long-time ferry riders.

I worked in South of Market in San Francisco, a couple of blocks walk
from the ferry.

At night, the ferry dropped me off in Jack London Square in Oakland, near a
shopping area with bars, restaurants and a huge bookstore.







  More people need to travel less
 ho> and more local shopping plus better logistics to deliver goods and
 ho> services locally may both trigger accelerated adoption of EVs for just
 ho> local, super short distance commuting and less need for commuting you
 ho> can't do by bike anyway.

 ho> My grand parents when they were young they were all commuting by bikes
 ho> more than cars.. I think I'll be a grand father to kids who while
 ho> adults become more stick to bikes and scooters than cars too..

 ho> -h1

 ho> ... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere
 ho> copy.

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