Overhead wires would be pretty ugly so they'll have to install rails / wires in the pavement.
The problem of metering usage is left to the student.
Bret Cahill
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15 years ago
Electrifying the Interstates
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15 years ago
MORONIC idea as usual.
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15 years ago
Why reply to this guy?
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-- We may not always agree, but I\'m with you 100% on that one. Methinks the Cahill troll is just lonely and posts for traffic. JF
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That sounds like a good idea. If an electric car gets 50km per charge, it's fine for doing local errands but that's it.
But if it is able to draw power while on a freeway, recharging as it goes, its range is unlimited.
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The power doesn't need to be everywhere, i. e., difficult exchanges, just every few miles in long stretches.
In fact, some areas might not ever be cost effective to electrify. Moreover, the system would phase in better if everyone went to hybrid electric first. Then everyone would still be able to go anywhere while the highway system was being constructed. The cheaper grid power would fuel the construction politically.
Hybrid advocates never tout this advantage of hybrid electric drive trains.
Another avantage: The driver would have to stay right in his lane to draw power. The cruise control could be set up to automatically disconnect the battery and engine. If the driver went to sleep and veered off the line, he'ld automatically lose power.
Bret Cahill