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Why are electric road vehicles obviously the answer? For shorter trips to end users, fine, but we have something that’s great at moving heavy things long distan
by iNerdier 7y ago
Why are electric road vehicles obviously the answer? For shorter trips to end users, fine, but we have something that’s great at moving heavy things long distances, they’re called trains.
They don’t even need batteries to run, electrified trains have existed for over a hundred years at this point and they have the benefit of also not needing synthetic rubber for tyres that wears and sprays non-degradable parts all over and to boot don’t need as many drivers, saving you much of the money that computer controlled vehicles would.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoAnd, they can take one to two weeks to deliver a product. I ordered a large automotive hoist and received it by truck in three days delivered from Kentucky to Kansas. Think money. If you're invested in some product that is sitting around for two weeks, that's lost money.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoOnly because it hasn’t really been invested in.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoWhy would you say that? At what point during product shipment from factory to distribution center or retail outlet is the product actually investment free, as in, no money went into the product that hasn't been recovered back from it?