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Originally Posted by GeeCee
You can't base transportation planning off of a few years of anomalous data owing to a global recession. Also, this makes no mention of Canada or Mexico for that matter. I was unable to find numbers of mileage in Canada for the last few years, but the litres of fuel sold year over year in Canada has continued to climb despite the recession: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/trade37a-eng.htm |
While I agree with you, this also has to deal with an aging population. A lower portion of the population will be working due to the wave of boomers retiring.
I think a bigger factor that people aren't counting on is that EVs
will lower the cost of driving, vastly reduce noise and eliminate most point sources of emissions. In an analysis I've done recently, an EV is already much cheaper than it's gas counterpart, as such I will be picking one up in the near future.
People always complain basically are noise, fumes and that it's — expensive to own a car in Vancouver. All 3 of those pretty much go out the window with decent EVs, that are coming down in price and will continue to do so.
The big issues that are left to address after that are the costs of parking, infrastructure and making sure that people get enough exercise as not to be a burden on the medical system.
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