SInce we’re talking climate change I think we should bring back airships for short-haul flights. The fact it floats with little effort means less fuel is needed.
SInce we’re talking climate change I think we should bring back airships for short-haul flights. The fact it floats with little effort means less fuel is needed.
I figured in continents like Europe, for example, building an extensive high speed railroad would be far more effective.
Last summer I did a trip through Western Europe by train and I went from Basque country to Copenhagen without any major problems. I did 3800 km in total by train. If Europe takes trains serious, they could have a high speed connection to everywhere.
yeah, this is like Musk trying to solve traffic with underground tunnels. The solution has been in front of our eyes this whole time; trains. Cheap, easy to build and maintain, efficient, easy to electrify… and in europe we also proved just how far you can go with railways. There’s one under the channel, and 60 odd kms of underground railway tunnel under the Gotthard pass.
On a continental level, there really isn’t anything stopping us
The longest train travel you can do in the world (as of 2021) is from Lagos in Portugal to Singapore. It take something like 21 days and multiple train changes though but still.