Peak car predicted
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Peak car predicted
It's inevitable, IMO, that the rise of cities will result in the decline of cars. Several recent studies reach this conclusion also. Car use will soon peak in the developing world (including China) and use has already started to decline in many of the wealthier nations (including the USA).
How will cities and countries adjust to these changing patterns? Will the bicycle play a larger role in private transportation?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ation/4821423/
How will cities and countries adjust to these changing patterns? Will the bicycle play a larger role in private transportation?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ation/4821423/
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Long-term revenue growth for the industry depends on successful conquest sales and new business models which engage car-as-a–service (car sharing), not just car-as-a-product, ...
This would also have profound implication for those who identify so strongly with their automobile.
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This makes complete sense, but the implications are interesting. So if you want to go to Lowe's, you'll just head down to the local Zipcar. I guess that happens nowadays... just not to me that often.
This would also have profound implication for those who identify so strongly with their automobile.
This would also have profound implication for those who identify so strongly with their automobile.
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It's not so much the lack of space for automobiles, but other factors such as higher initial costs, high insurance premiums, high maintenance expenditures, and the ever increasing social media usage among the younger generation.
Millennials in 2014: Take My Car, Not My Phone: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelin...-not-my-phone/
"Millennials also say that that their use of phones and other mobile devices is allowing them to cut back on their driving. About 40 percent of them say they substitute texting, email, video chats such as Skype or Google Hangout for meeting up with friends in person, according to the study."
"The survey confirmed what a number of experts have theorized: faced with high student loan bills, and diminished opportunities to land jobs, many millennials believe cars are too expensive for them to own, just yet"
Millennials in 2014: Take My Car, Not My Phone: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelin...-not-my-phone/
"Millennials also say that that their use of phones and other mobile devices is allowing them to cut back on their driving. About 40 percent of them say they substitute texting, email, video chats such as Skype or Google Hangout for meeting up with friends in person, according to the study."
"The survey confirmed what a number of experts have theorized: faced with high student loan bills, and diminished opportunities to land jobs, many millennials believe cars are too expensive for them to own, just yet"
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What about peak bike? I'd mention & suggest shoes/sandals but this is bike forum and my S.O. is trying damned hard to reach peak shoe as soon as possible.
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Hopefully it will be done soon, since one doesn't want their shoes to end up like this.
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Ha!
I suspect Peak Bike means we could all own (in car tonnage of 1.5-2 tons) equivalents) oh say, 100-200 new bikes every 4-7 years...that's like a dozen or more new bikes every year!!! (average bike at 20-30 pounds) each if we tossed all our cars. Near two orders of magnitude more bikes. Christo, that means annual US production of bikes alone would be like 1.5 billion bikes! Clearly Peak Bike numbers potential are stratospheric.
I suspect Peak Bike means we could all own (in car tonnage of 1.5-2 tons) equivalents) oh say, 100-200 new bikes every 4-7 years...that's like a dozen or more new bikes every year!!! (average bike at 20-30 pounds) each if we tossed all our cars. Near two orders of magnitude more bikes. Christo, that means annual US production of bikes alone would be like 1.5 billion bikes! Clearly Peak Bike numbers potential are stratospheric.
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Even the CEO of Ford agrees:
More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work”
I wonder if American industry is capable of building things like passenger trains and clean, efficient buses.
More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work”
I wonder if American industry is capable of building things like passenger trains and clean, efficient buses.
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Sure they're capable of producing clean, fuel efficient buses and trains. But it's a very slow process which will take a very long time to implement...Here in my city all of our transit buses run on Bio-Diesel. There are also plans to electrify our commuter trains, as of right now all the locomotives run on diesel. It's a slow process because of the cost, and also there needs to be an environmental assessment done before the trains are electrified, this can take years and years.
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The nextorder went to Japan.
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Sure they're capable of producing clean, fuel efficient buses and trains. But it's a very slow process which will take a very long time to implement...Here in my city all of our transit buses run on Bio-Diesel. There are also plans to electrify our commuter trains, as of right now all the locomotives run on diesel. It's a slow process because of the cost, and also there needs to be an environmental assessment done before the trains are electrified, this can take years and years.
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Any type of project nowdays has to be "studied by experts", which takes forever, with millions of $ wasted on consultants.. Then it needs to be pre-approved and then finally approved by 100 different individuals before it's given green light to go ahead. It's like that with everything, why can't people just get something done when it needs to be done ??
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Who says it can't be done now (w/o legislation)? Just form a LLC and have at it. The hardest part will be to get everyone to agree as to make/model and the logistics of sharing it.
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the (theoretical) vehicle pool will of course include Utility hauling
so a Truck is available without Owning one , personally ..
so a Truck is available without Owning one , personally ..
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Even the CEO of Ford agrees:
More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work”
I wonder if American industry is capable of building things like passenger trains and clean, efficient buses.
More Cars in Cities “Not Going to Work”
I wonder if American industry is capable of building things like passenger trains and clean, efficient buses.
According to the Financial Times, Mulally said....that he was interested in developments in “personal mobility” and “quality of life.” Then he seemed to indicate Ford is interested in getting into transit, car sharing, or other models that don’t align with private car ownership.
“Maybe [our focus] will be on components; maybe it’ll be on pieces of the equipment,” Mulally said. “I don’t know.”
https://dc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22...going-to-work/
“Maybe [our focus] will be on components; maybe it’ll be on pieces of the equipment,” Mulally said. “I don’t know.”
https://dc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22...going-to-work/
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I am thinking I read somewhere that "peak bicycle" in America (by percentage of the population) was the late thirty's (1930's). As during that period bicycles were used by both adults and children. Whereas in the 1940's bicycle became mostly children's toys. Bicycles have since had a couple periods of popularity with adults.... with 43 million cyclist (the most ever reported) in 2010. T
oday the estimate is 39 million American cyclist.... most of which are children.
oday the estimate is 39 million American cyclist.... most of which are children.
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The car companies turned on a dime to start producing war equipment in World War II. No cars whatsoever were produced from 1943-1945, and Detroit was known as the arsenal of democracy. Supply chains and production methods are much more complex today, but the companies are starting to to respond already, according to CEO Mulally in the article you linked to:
According to the Financial Times, Mulally said....that he was interested in developments in “personal mobility” and “quality of life.” Then he seemed to indicate Ford is interested in getting into transit, car sharing, or other models that don’t align with private car ownership.
“Maybe [our focus] will be on components; maybe it’ll be on pieces of the equipment,” Mulally said. “I don’t know.”
https://dc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22...going-to-work/
“Maybe [our focus] will be on components; maybe it’ll be on pieces of the equipment,” Mulally said. “I don’t know.”
https://dc.streetsblog.org/2014/01/22...going-to-work/
Most likely, Ford is eyeballing GM and the bus market.
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Well of course he's looking into other sectors than just the personal auto- there is potential revenue streams in those sectors. But those streams will be there to augment/enhance the revenue from personal auto and not replace it.
Most likely, Ford is eyeballing GM and the bus market.
Most likely, Ford is eyeballing GM and the bus market.
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I am thinking I read somewhere that "peak bicycle" in America (by percentage of the population) was the late thirty's (1930's). As during that period bicycles were used by both adults and children. Whereas in the 1940's bicycle became mostly children's toys. Bicycles have since had a couple periods of popularity with adults.... with 43 million cyclist (the most ever reported) in 2010.
Today the estimate is 39 million American cyclist.... most of which are children.
Today the estimate is 39 million American cyclist.... most of which are children.
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No way! But I can't suspend my honesty.... to make a less than honest point. If we just "pretend" that bicycles have a status in America that's greater than it really is... then we can pretend anything. And.... then what would motivate us to promote real change.
I admire those you really use bicycles for transportation. I do a little.... but mostly cycling is pure enjoyment (sport) for me. Bicycle commuters are a percent [or less] around here. And after a century and a half or so of bicycling in mid-America.... as much as I love bicycles and cycling... the peak may have both come and gone.
If anything has changed with cars.... it is they're getting bigger! As the people that use them keep getting wider, and heavier. I had thought... [had convinced myself] that cars would be getting smaller by now.
I admire those you really use bicycles for transportation. I do a little.... but mostly cycling is pure enjoyment (sport) for me. Bicycle commuters are a percent [or less] around here. And after a century and a half or so of bicycling in mid-America.... as much as I love bicycles and cycling... the peak may have both come and gone.
If anything has changed with cars.... it is they're getting bigger! As the people that use them keep getting wider, and heavier. I had thought... [had convinced myself] that cars would be getting smaller by now.
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Peak bikes? I challenge anybody to honestly tell me that they don't see more bikes now than they did 10 years ago. Forget about what you read in the WSJ, what do your own eyes tell you?
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