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Electric cars: The equivalent of switching from binge drinking whiskey to binge drinking wine.
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this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023
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Why? Cars are more inefficient than nearly every other mode of transport, whether we're talking energy efficiency, space efficiency or cost efficiency. Only air travel is worse. But those modes make up for that in some circumstances by being fast, convenient and flexible.
Because the infographic isn’t comparing cars to other forms of transit. It’s comparing one type of car to another. Electric cars are incredibly efficient, for what it is.
It's a meme, it absolutely is comparing both kinds of cars to other modes of transport.
this entire chart is invalid in terms of it though, as half of it is comparing just basic traits of cars as a whole, I believe that was the point of the chart(at least in the way OP is using it). It's intent is to try and persuade people away from cars, but it does a poor job doing so since it lacks an actual decent alternative in the chart. I think it would be more accepted if they added it in comparison to alternatives such as rail (but ironically that system also shares similar traits to cars).
Ok, yes, you're right, in those terms cars are not very efficient.
E: I suppose I was thinking of situations like when you have 4 people riding in the car and the trunk is full of luggage. That seems quite a lot more "efficient" than any other method of transportation I know of. Or considering the freedom and flexibility that a personal transportation vehicle + road networks gives you.
But obviously, if you're driving alone along a route that you could have just as easily done by public transportation, walking or biking, then cars are pretty shit.