F74265A wrote:No need to insult me
I know an awful lot about the fossil fuel industry by the way including its tax advantaged status
My problem is green energy is being forced on us by the government in a spending blowout when in many cases it is just not as good
I will buy an electric car when they are better and more functional than gas cars.
Last winter a friend drove a Tesla in cold weather from central Massachusetts to Calais me— basically a 1 full tank trip with a gas vehicle. They had to stop and charge several times for 2 hours per stop bc electric cars suck in the bitter cold. They said never again. Not a unique story either.
To bring this back to trains, not a single train in northern New England uses green energy— it’s all diesel. Why might that be??
I want to know what car could make Mass to Calais in one tank of gas. Because I always end up using 1/2-3/4 of a tank just from Holden to Calais due to all the hills on that route. Which to be clear, I don't support electric vehicles in any shape or form, I just want to point out that it takes a lot more than one tank to cover that distance.
As for the comment about green energy not being used, the Aroostook Valley was electric until the 40's and that power was generated from nearby hydrodams. The only reason they dieselized was because CP which owned them, was pushing for higher tractive effort units which is when they turned to tonners. You also have to keep in mind, had the Passamaquoddy Tidal Project been completed, there was going to be a freight railroad built between Eastport and Houlton which was going to be completely electrified. Either the Calais or Eastport historical society did a presentation on it years ago. The railroad never made it off of the drawing board when the hydro project got torpedoed.