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I agree with him that hydrogen won't be a viable solution for cars in general. However for owners of large fleets of trucks traveling fixed routes I can see it
by dagw 6y ago
I agree with him that hydrogen won't be a viable solution for cars in general. However for owners of large fleets of trucks traveling fixed routes I can see it working in many cases.
- Heliosmaster 6y agoI think we should invest way more in trains. They are basically long electric trucks that don't have to bring their batteries with them. All its advantages, with the disadvantage of being on a REALLY fixed route. We should only do last mile with other means of transport
- Karunamon 6y agoLikely not realistic. Rail in the US, speaking modernly, tends to wind up being an expensive boondoggle even on fairly short routes.
- nradov 6y agoThe US has one of the best freight rail networks in the world. It is far from a boondoggle. There is potential to further expand it, and reduce carbon emissions through electrifying tracks. Passenger rail is a whole separate problem.
- Karunamon 6y agoHow much of that is legacy routes where the cost of securing rights of way, dealing with NIMBYs, etc, is long since sunk? It hasn't gotten any easier.
- selectodude 6y agoThere are medians in the middle of every freeway in the United States just begging for train tracks.
- salzig 6y agoeHighway[0] anyone? [0]: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-tests-first-ehighway-autobahn/a-48632817 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-tests-first-ehighway-autobahn/...
- epx 6y ago+1. Want energy-efficient, electric-based transportation? Electric trains between major routes, they could even be autonomous, or at least don't need a meat engineer on cockpit. Electric small trucks to carry from hubs to final destinations.
- r00t4ccess 6y agoNeed more monorails it worked out well for Ogdenville