On-dock rail is the solution here that works best. - Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Dec 5, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > But, imagine, self driving or not, having semi trucks line up and drive over > a railway spur. Then, lower their steel wheels, and drive off as a train, of > sorts. > > This would get rid of the rail yards and all the messing around of getting > containers from ships to rail cars and later getting containers onto trucks > to deliver to their destinations. All of those steps would be drastically > condensed but you would still have, for the long haul portion, the efficiency > of a train. > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Lee Hart" <[email protected]> > To: "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]>; "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: 05-Dec-20 12:07:00 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] 'All's not well with UK public charging' / Autonomy > >> Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >>> Right. But we're talking about large trucks, not a train. Unless >>> drafting, each truck has to deal with wind resistance. But, with >>> drafting, your point makes the argument that rails would make a >>> significant difference. >>> >>> Maybe the US should be financing a new kind of rail system or modify the >>> existing one. One where each freight car is self powered and can exit >>> the tracks and use rubber tires for "the last mile." >> >> Yes. As an engineer, it is pretty easy to imagine a vehicle with both tires >> and steel wheels, that can easily transition from one to the other "on the >> fly" while driving at speed. It's especially solve-able with self-driving >> vehicles. >> >> The challenge (as always) is that a good new solution is always crowded out >> by a bad old solution that is already established. See quote below. >> >> Lee >> >> -- Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any >> good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. -- Howard Aiken >> -- >> Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
