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Sorta like trams, heh. But this solves one of the biggest issues with current electric vehicles: the long wait times for batteries to charge. > The overhead li

Sorta like trams, heh. But this solves one of the biggest issues with current electric vehicles: the long wait times for batteries to charge. > The overhead line powers the electric motor and charges onboard batteries when the truck is connected to the line. When the truck leaves the overhead line, it can operate on battery power or with its diesel engine.

Fjolsvith 7y ago
And yet those oversize loads will RIP the power lines to pieces.
- Doxin 7y ago
  I'm fairly sure a truck charging takes less power than a train accelerating. The overhead lines will be fine.
  - Fjolsvith 7y ago
    Umm, I haul big buildings down the highway that are 14.5 feet tall. How high do those overhead lines need to be to allow the OVERSIZE loads to go under?