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> street car power lines can be a nightmare in densely crowded cities with a lot of pedestrian traffic and tightly packed buildings. It would be a nightmare to
by wolverine876 4y ago
> street car power lines can be a nightmare in densely crowded cities with a lot of pedestrian traffic and tightly packed buildings. It would be a nightmare to implement in a place like New York City
They've been used in dense cities for generations. How hard can it be?
> require an enormous geographic footprint
What footprint is needed for additional overhead wires?
- lostlogin 4y agoI wonder is it is more of less efficient for land use as they don’t need fuelling and the associated land that uses, but do need a pair of lamp posts every 10m.
- bee_rider 4y agoOne point in favor of running these lines — city already has lots of lamp posts.
- simfree 4y agoIn many cities they just bolt these support wires into adjacent buildings when there isnt a convienent lamp post. Electrifying core parts of the route (eg: the most heavily travelled bottlenecks these trucks travel) could fix this issue, enabling charging and heating the battery and cab while still en route or plowing snow.