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Related, Oslo has rules for reducing emissions from building sites which has made it a pioneer in the development and use of electric building machinery. Some o
by altacc 2y ago
Related, Oslo has rules for reducing emissions from building sites which has made it a pioneer in the development and use of electric building machinery. Some of it is battery powered and some requires a really long extension cord. I do wonder how practical that is when maneuvering and if they need somebody to move the cable out of the way when it reverses.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/10/oslo-leads-quiet-low-emission-electric-vehicles-building-sites https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/10/oslo-leads-qui...
A 38-ton electric track excavator that requires a cable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYuYgPv8s5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYuYgPv8s5c
- Yeul 2y agoYeah for Americans: In some countries things like pollution and noise matters. And China went all in on batteries.
- yostrovs 2y agoThanks, whoever you are. We Americans, with pollution control laws and noise ordinances, didn't know other peoples are also concerned about these things.
- altacc 2y agoWell, you had those laws and ordinances! Let's wait a few days to see if they survive the ongoing bonfire of government entities once they are deemed criminal government interference, a scam or communism ;) I don't know where the poster is but Europe has very loud cities. Oslo is particularly quiet and car free in the centre and almost every other city I travel to in Europe seems loud and hectic in comparison.
- yostrovs 2y agoYou're right, let's wait and see if speculations turn into reality. We can't talk about what is, because something might change one day, and it may change in an unknown direction. But lecturing Americans, as one whole, who care not for noise or the environment, we can do right now.