In a planned economy yes. If free market is preferred, then no state will legislate maximum number of flights, or ban flights under x miles like in France.

Without this kind of intervention, it's likely that self driving cars would be chosen for overnight travel, with the use of real estate for parking being the limiting factor.

If the legislators decide that accepting sub-optimal travel is preferred over problems from emissions, then I can imagine certain routes being shut down, and airlines having to adapt and/or disappear.

It will newsworthy if or when the UK wholesale market changes rules to break the link between gas price and electricity price. Until then we can be impressed with our world leading wind generation.

https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/o...

In the USA is it common to have self service tills at supermarkets that accept coins?
It takes patience and free time but occasionally I clear out the wallet by spending some extra time at one of those tills, looking like a strange gambling addict.

Xiaomi tries really hard to be like Apple, but without giving up on the EV project.
  Have a look at the Xiaomi tablets and see if they have what you need.

Or like that film where people are miniaturised.
Maybe a genetic process to make humans smaller each generation until we can ride a domestic cat.

PHEV owner here. Single car in the household, even though I have 2 allocated parking spaces.

By the time the 3-4 year credit agreement is about to renew I'll consider a full EV, but until that happens I'm happy with the compromise of getting only 3.2 miles per kwh. The Tesla charger is installed and will hopefully be ready for whatever car I get next.

This first year of ownership I refuelled twice, ahead of trips to-from the airport. Peace of mind and convenience are certainly worth paying for.

Do investors count as consumers? All I see is Doctorow's trend of enshitification, justifying the removal as many employees as possible until real consumers are paying real money and getting self-service in return.

nice to see some positive news

about people shitting the streets in the so called developed USA

terrible drugs n crime n open defecation rate at 1/9th population density of India
- (US landmass= 3x Indias
- US Population = 0.3 x Indias)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Thank you for saying this. Concur.

....into a drug n crime infested hellhole, and this is the supposed upscale Silicon Valley

terrible drugs n crime rate at 1/9th population density of India
- (US landmass= 3x Indias
- US Population = 0.3 x Indias)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

sad to be a dying civilization, is it not, AC

... didnt know the US was a humongously worse shit-pit

https://youtu.be/RKIebSflncQ?s...

my bad...

I speak as a proud American of Indian origin (25years in the Good Ole USA, ex GeorgiaTech, ex MIT startups)... ... who has watched the US sell its soul to cheaper, shoddily produced Chinese goods.

NY to Phoenix is ridiculous by car, no matter what type. For much smaller distances I'd rent a car rather than add miles to my lease.