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Silicon Valley wants us to believe that technology will revolutionize our cities and the ways we move around. Autonomous vehicles will make us safer, greener, and more efficient. On-demand services like Uber and Lyft will eliminate car ownership. Micromobility devices like electric scooters will be at every corner, and drones…

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1 author picked Road to Nowhere as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book reveals that the whole electric vehicle industry is pretty much a scam.

I love it when someone hits me with counterintuitive logic. And I love it even more when they back this up with real reporting. For example, I was shocked to learn that Musk’s famous hyperloop tunnels were really just a way to stall light rail in California so that people would have to buy electric cars instead.

This book reveals how the Silicon Valley mindset doesn’t actually foster innovation. If they wanted to innovate, they wouldn’t just find new ways of propelling automobiles. I love that…

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