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Germany installed "eHighways" in 2019 which can let heavy trucks charge from overhead lines. Heavy trucks can't really afford much of a weight penalty for batte
by nick238 3y ago
Germany installed "eHighways" in 2019 which can let heavy trucks charge from overhead lines. Heavy trucks can't really afford much of a weight penalty for batteries (look up "tesla semi load factor" for a bunch of debunks), but cars for general transport have tons of weight to spare. Skip the cars, just go for the heavy trucks.
https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-opens-first-e-highway-trucks-overhead-cables-2019-5?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-opens-first-e-highwa...
- Retric 3y agoGiving up on cars is also giving up on a lot of potential revenue which increases payback periods etc. Considering how much of a chicken and egg problem such a system would face you’d want to maximize the number of vehicles that could use it.