Can you imagine the amount of copper required for that? Perhaps we should have included that proposal, but given the resource requirements implied in such a project as electrifying millions of miles of interstate in such a fashion, it seems like it won't be happening anytime soon; especially with the dipshits who currently occupy our ruling class.
I am not saying that electrifying trucking (or autos) makes any sense at all. But if it's going to happen, somebody should compare the cost and disruption of setting up wires to other ways of accomplishing it.
Great interview, but from the title I was hoping you'd be discussing putting overhead power wires on interstates, which trucks would use to charge their batteries for use on unpowered roads. Such as https://www.autoblog.com/2021/07/28/highway-overhead-wires-power-electric-trucks/ and https://interestingengineering.com/video/smart-electric-highway-charges-vehicles-as-they-drive
Can you imagine the amount of copper required for that? Perhaps we should have included that proposal, but given the resource requirements implied in such a project as electrifying millions of miles of interstate in such a fashion, it seems like it won't be happening anytime soon; especially with the dipshits who currently occupy our ruling class.
I am not saying that electrifying trucking (or autos) makes any sense at all. But if it's going to happen, somebody should compare the cost and disruption of setting up wires to other ways of accomplishing it.
Copy that, and you make a great point.
The crossover we needed!