Self-Driving Cars Will Improve Our Cities. If They Don’t Ruin Them.
Robin Chase
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Devoured this piece, thank you. One aspect in particular stands out as perhaps missing — are you familiar with the nascent micro-EV trend? Passenger cars driven mostly as single occupancy, everyone can agree, is a waste today. However, the single or tandem seat small footprint EV (such as the Renault Twizy, or Nissan NMC) better serves mobility needs, particularly in high density urban areas. The Twizy is now in use in SF in a car share. High speed e-bicycles also help empower more people to cycle, able to travel further and faster on a bike, displacing gas vehicles for some. 30% of new e-bike sales in Germany and Netherlands are of this type. A 20+ km daily commute by bike is now a more realistic option for many, with these.