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This. The EV revolution isn't here to save the world, it's here to save the automobile industry. LRTs with overhead catenaries are electric vehicles without b
by Pxtl 4y ago
This. The EV revolution isn't here to save the world, it's here to save the automobile industry.
LRTs with overhead catenaries are electric vehicles without batteries. Let's build more of those.
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- dontlaugh 4y agoTrolley buses with small batteries are great too. They mostly use the grid, but are able to go a few km without in case of disruption.
- Pxtl 4y agoOne neat tech is the "capabus" which is a bus with a supercapacitor that has a range of only a few miles but charges wirelessly near-instantly. So instead of catenaries you put chargers around the route at major stops.