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>You could hire an EV for a weekend excursion or take a slow, internet-connected ship to travel for an overseas holiday.

I think part of the reason air travel is so popular is that people are trying to make the best of what little vacation time they have. Slow travel would be so much nicer if one could afford an extra week dedicated to the journey.

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I feel this is a factor, but contributes very little. Having a choice between 1 week travel + 2 weeks at the destination, vs. 1 day travel + 2 weeks and 6 days at the destination, I'd chose the latter.

Unless travel is a special experience in itself, people will consider it just means to an end, and pick the most convenient one affordable.

For things like a transcontinental flight, etc. this is very true. But for things like, say, my recent trip from Portland OR to Sacramento, having vacation measured in weeks and not days makes it feasible to do things like take a train (highly recommended - a sleeper car is a MUCH nicer experience with an infant than an airplane)

Yeah, spending even more time in cramped quarters, exactly what I want to do with my hypothetical extra vacation time.

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