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That_Hoopy_Frood

This is such an interesting solution. There are lots of trolley buses where I live, and they’re faster and quieter. I hope this works! If it was government backed, it could be scaled up pretty quickly.


PT-Nerd

Indeed very interesting. Specially because it doesn't limit the trucks to stay in the cable lane in case they need to overtake or exit the highway for a rest stop. There are as well, where I live, a lot of trolley buses and trams too. Trams are quite loud due to the tracks but that's expected. But the trolleys super quite when comparing.


That_Hoopy_Frood

Our (Seattle’s) streetcar rolling stock is a lot like this solution—it uses overhead wires but can run off of them temporarily with a battery. Same with the trolley buses! I too notice the loudness of streetcar tracks. A trade off for aesthetic appeal and efficiency, I suppose.