Question though. Obviously the wires can't cover every road and the truck sometimes has to drive off the wired road. Do they have small batteries to carry them between the wires?

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CAPSLOCKFTW 21 points 3 years ago

There are 5 testing areas for this atm and only a handful of trucks which use that. These are hybrid trucks having batteries and electrical engines besides the main traditional diesel engine. So it's far from an widely adopted tech right now.

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mriguy 5 points 3 years ago

We’ve had these in Boston since I was a kid, but recently they’ve been taking down the wires.

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bleistift2 3 points 3 years ago

The wires aren’t for propulsion, but for recharging electric trucks.

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AccidentalLemming 6 points 3 years ago

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paperemail 5 points 3 years ago

Kraftwerk - Autobahn

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yousirname 3 points 3 years ago

Is this a trial or is it getting installed all over? It's the best solution to electrify goods transport by road. Only a small battery required for off grid to delivery point and back

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Yearly1845 1 point 3 years ago

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