A top to bottom look at green energy
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Well why are high speed trains feasible in Europe and Japan? Look at the population density, the distance between cities is much less than it is in the US. Berlin to Hamburg--177 miles
Berlin to Munich-- 350 miles
Tokyo to Osaka-- 330 miles
New York City to Houston 1700 miles
The cities are close, the population density is high. US population density about 90 per sq mile, Germany about 500 per sq mile
See the problem. The Cali idiotic planned high speed rail runs thru mostly unpopulated sections of the state. Places that cannot support the train line.
Different places mean different economic realities. Added on top of this is the fact that the US optimized train traffic for Freight, thus all those mile long freight trains. Europe and I assume Japan went for passenger trains and they have many more semi trucks on their toads.
Berlin to Munich-- 350 miles
Tokyo to Osaka-- 330 miles
New York City to Houston 1700 miles
The cities are close, the population density is high. US population density about 90 per sq mile, Germany about 500 per sq mile
See the problem. The Cali idiotic planned high speed rail runs thru mostly unpopulated sections of the state. Places that cannot support the train line.
Different places mean different economic realities. Added on top of this is the fact that the US optimized train traffic for Freight, thus all those mile long freight trains. Europe and I assume Japan went for passenger trains and they have many more semi trucks on their toads.
