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[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 4 points 1 month ago (7 children) Final mile is probably a lot cheaper to buy fuel for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 4 points 1 month ago (6 children) Wait till you hear of the bakfiets Coolblue is a computer shop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago (5 children) I'll just hop on my scooter and transport, checks freight manifest, 20 tons of product. that won't be so bad over my, checks delivery address, 60 mile route. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) They use standard electric vans where the route is too far. But in high density areas a van stops making sense. My comment was on a comment about last mile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children) last mile can be up to 100 miles away from the distribution center. along rural routes that may not see a public building like a gas station the entire trip. the thing I think Europeans cannot comprehend is the volume of space the US has. I used to drive two hours, one-way, for my job because that's just where I worked. there was no public transit because my town had a population of under 1000 people. it took 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. these are normal things in the US. what works in Europe won't always work in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 4 points 1 month ago (6 children) Wait till you hear of the bakfiets Coolblue is a computer shop. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago (5 children) I'll just hop on my scooter and transport, checks freight manifest, 20 tons of product. that won't be so bad over my, checks delivery address, 60 mile route. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) They use standard electric vans where the route is too far. But in high density areas a van stops making sense. My comment was on a comment about last mile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children) last mile can be up to 100 miles away from the distribution center. along rural routes that may not see a public building like a gas station the entire trip. the thing I think Europeans cannot comprehend is the volume of space the US has. I used to drive two hours, one-way, for my job because that's just where I worked. there was no public transit because my town had a population of under 1000 people. it took 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. these are normal things in the US. what works in Europe won't always work in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago (5 children) I'll just hop on my scooter and transport, checks freight manifest, 20 tons of product. that won't be so bad over my, checks delivery address, 60 mile route. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) They use standard electric vans where the route is too far. But in high density areas a van stops making sense. My comment was on a comment about last mile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children) last mile can be up to 100 miles away from the distribution center. along rural routes that may not see a public building like a gas station the entire trip. the thing I think Europeans cannot comprehend is the volume of space the US has. I used to drive two hours, one-way, for my job because that's just where I worked. there was no public transit because my town had a population of under 1000 people. it took 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. these are normal things in the US. what works in Europe won't always work in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children) They use standard electric vans where the route is too far. But in high density areas a van stops making sense. My comment was on a comment about last mile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children) last mile can be up to 100 miles away from the distribution center. along rural routes that may not see a public building like a gas station the entire trip. the thing I think Europeans cannot comprehend is the volume of space the US has. I used to drive two hours, one-way, for my job because that's just where I worked. there was no public transit because my town had a population of under 1000 people. it took 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. these are normal things in the US. what works in Europe won't always work in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children) last mile can be up to 100 miles away from the distribution center. along rural routes that may not see a public building like a gas station the entire trip. the thing I think Europeans cannot comprehend is the volume of space the US has. I used to drive two hours, one-way, for my job because that's just where I worked. there was no public transit because my town had a population of under 1000 people. it took 30 minutes to go to the grocery store. these are normal things in the US. what works in Europe won't always work in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thats fair as a European I indeed have no idea how to even think of distribution in that scale. But surely the overwhelming majority of last mile transportation occurs in the large cities: where trains can be a replacement for city to city transport. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nl 1 point 1 month ago* Can someone stop downvoting GreenKnight there’s no need for that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago Most people live in cities. Even in the US. permalink fedilink source parent