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In response to "unless i knew i was only driving around a city during my stay, would likely not want an EV at this point" by hollywood big shot

Last time I rented a car, it was because my business trip was in a tiny town south of Kitchener. 140km from the airport.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Dec 13 '22, 15:12

I don't think a Leaf could have handled that distance in a single shot. But, I don't think I had a non-ICE option anyway. I rented a purple jeep.

All of my recent trips to california were without a rental, since work was walking distance from the hotel via Stevens Creek Trail (quite a nice trail, IMO).

I guess my point is: if my trip is "in a city", I don't need a rental. If my trip has a component that is between two cities, it so far hasn't been an option to go electric.

My last trip was to Portland Oregon. I drove my own ICE car. And I mostly rode transit within the city, or was graciously chauffeured by a coworker in their personal Model X.

I'm still curious if that was more or less emissive than flying a jet there.

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Theoretically the emissions of the jet are divided by the number of passengers -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 15:25 2
- Yes, but even then they are enormous. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 15:30 1
  - as long as you didn't take a cruise ship. - mafic Dec 13, 15:55

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Last time I rented a car, it was because my business trip was in a tiny town south of Kitchener. 140km from the airport.

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