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by TwiztidK
1596 days ago
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I really love the concept of NEVs but the speed is just a bit too limited to be useful for me. Almost every place I go regularly (work, grocery store, etc.) requires that I briefly travel on a 45/55 MPH speed limit roads where I think the speed differential would cause issues. It's the same reason I generally avoid riding a bike. It would probably cost more, but I'd something like an electric Suzuki X90 or Samurai with ~50 miles of range and a max speed limit of 55. Pre-pandemic my plan was to pick up a used Nissan Leaf with depleted range for a bargain and use that for all of my local driving. |
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I own a car, I’m not a “destroy all cars” guy. I just don’t want it to be the only option. The American suburban experiment has resulted in the least active, the least healthy, the most indebted, the most isolated, and the loneliest generation. Yes, of course there’s many other factors. But when you look at the studies of where people know the fewest neighbors by name, it’s in the little boxes on the hillside. Sprawl ain’t helping.
I get it, we all want plentiful cheap land after we’re done living with roommates. I do too. But there’s gotta be a better way than strip malls nestled between HOA-gated subdivisions, connected only by 45mph 6-lane stroads. There’s gotta be a way to build human-centric. Let’s talk about what the next suburban experiment will look like instead of perpetually adding more lanes, always straining to connect our increasingly disconnected subdivisions.