[radu_floricica]

> At the same time we have study upon study that shows that people are happier in places where they can walk/bike instead of driving.

People prefer living in places they can dress in t-shirts and shorts. But trying to dress in a t-shirt in the snow won't make you happy.

It's true that all else being equal, a walkable city is the best. But we don't have that, and we're not likely to have it soon. All we can do is work on a solution for today and tomorrow. And I really don't see OP's original point of trying to skip EVs.

[Schroedingersat]

Because vast amounts of public money has been spent and continues to be spent on cars that could save lives and prevent massive ecological harms were it spent on adequate transport technologies.

Tesla alone has received enough in subsidies from california to build a decent transit system for about a quarter of its population.