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Ep 42 - Announcement and Train Travel
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Karl is flying solo today, has an announcement and then talks about train travel. He is visiting Kansas City and decided to take the train rather than fly or drive.
Show Notes and Links
- Consumers Energy EV programs - https://consumersenergy.com/ev
- Zero E-Michigan Blog:
- Direct: https://zeroemichigan.blogspot.com/
- Vanity URL: https://0em.org (that’s a leading zero, not an O)
- Vanity URL: https://zeroemichigan.org
- Archived Consumers Energy EV e-Newsletters: https://zeroemichigan.blogspot.com/2021/07/consumers-energy-ev-e-newsletters.html
- Amtrak - https://www.amtrak.com/
- Southwest Chief Train - https://www.amtrak.com/southwest-chief-train
- Amtrak Greenhouse Gas Footprint - https://www.amtrak.com/travel-green
- Hertz EV Rental - https://youtu.be/WRu9KEbOnVA
- Bird rental scooters - https://www.bird.co/
- Diesel trains are hybrids - https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/diesel-locomotive.htm
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Announcement - Retirement (00:00:20)
3. Zero E-Michigan Blog (00:02:04)
4. Trains have a lower carbon footprint (00:04:24)
5. Fewer security hassles than flying (00:05:00)
6. More space for passengers and luggage (00:05:12)
7. Observation car and food options (00:05:36)
8. Electrical outlets (00:05:56)
9. Timing differences (00:06:36)
10. Security plus and minus (00:07:14)
11. Train stations are often in town (00:08:03)
12. US trains could be better (00:09:40)
13. What are your thoughts? (00:11:42)
14. No podcast next week (00:11:57)
15. Outro (00:12:30)
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