Epsilon Wrote:The trouble with that is the cost of living and space. Most people that live in the cities are either obscenely-wealthy (apartment high-rise living) or dirt-poor (tennement and projects living). Not much in between for people with at least some money and kids to house.Berk Wrote:It is not unheard of for people to commute nearly an hour to work in some parts of the US.Good, maybe that will encourage people to start living in the goddamn cities again, like they should be.
Really, I think that the best short-term solution is a better hybrid. It's been shown already that direct-drive wheel-motors with regenerative brakes feeding in and from a 1 farad capacitor is remarkably effective. Add a lawnmower engine and a reasonable sized battery-bank, and your good to go for a long haul of about 900 miles on one tank.