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Latest comic: Electric vehicles gone wrong
I'm fine with the soft, whirring spaceship sounds that some EVs emit as a safety feature to alert people that they're moving. The new Dodge Charger EV comes with a deafening 126 dB roar, which is just plain obnoxious.
#cars #ev #evs #transportation #gender #marketing
"The term “micromobility” only makes sense if we accept motor vehicles as the default. Yet so often, these vehicles are oversized for the purposes for which they’re used." -Sarah Risser in a really interesting piece that reminds me yet again how often implicit autocentrism *drives* language choices. (I know you see what I did there.) https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/12/opinion-why-we-should-stop-using-the-term-micromobility #WordsMatter #transportation #micromobility
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word 'Micromobility' — Streetsblog USA
"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."usa.streetsblog.org
Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again? | #bicycle #sustainability #transportation https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/02/can-we-make-bicycles-sustainable-again.html
Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again?
Cycling is the most sustainable form of transportation, but the bicycle is becoming increasingly damaging to the environment. The energy and material used for its production go up while its life expectancy decreases. Illustration: Diego Marmolejo.LOW-TECH MAGAZINE