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@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

[video] This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)

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[video] This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)

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@Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
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Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that ...
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    It really makes you wonder what an entire city like this could be like, with all the capabilities of rail-based rapid transit and greater economies of scale for making the tiny electric vehicles. Trams everywhere, cargo trams for stocking larger stores with goods, metro systems, intercity rail, etc.

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    Zermatt’s great but I still see a lots of those heavy electric vehicles barrelling along the asphalt roads at 30kmh. It’s better than everyone having a car but it’s still a long way from this.

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      Jesus fucking christ there’s no pleasing some people.

  • @PaulDevonUK@lemmy.world
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    Tom Scott for those who don’t know.

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    They’re totally just stealing this idea from the Neighborhood of Make Believe

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