Opinion: Any #Technology can be judged by how helpful it could have been for ordinary people pre-1900s. I picked the period for the overlap of being after the Industrial Revolution, but before Henry Ford drowned us in cars. Any technology of minimal or no help to people back then can be challenged.

From OurWorldInData.Org, the average bus emits 97 gCO₂-eq/passenger-km versus petrol cars at 170. While electric cars are at 47, buses could make up for that by serving a much greater quantity of people without the financial resources.

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A shame, really. There are some beautiful cast iron electric heaters out there.

One peculiar thing about cars is that an individual car can look nice but congested streets are always an eyesore.

How much water is consumed to generate electricity is often overlooked. Among fossil fuels, conventional coal plants are the worst at 552.9 USgal/MWh. Wind power scored the lowest at 1 USgal/MWh. Solar PV scored 123 USgal/MWh. Still thrifty.
#WaterSecurity #Energy

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