In Lübeck, Germany, there's one of several eHighway test projects: overhead catenary wires, where electric trucks with pantographs can pull power directly fr...
To elaborate: These trucks are mostly used for long haul travel. I do think they're cool, and not a terrible idea, but it's still more sustainable to just add more freight trains. Trolleytrucks could be a good idea for cities, though, especially ones that already have a trolleybus network.
To elaborate: These trucks are mostly used for long haul travel. I do think they're cool, and not a terrible idea, but it's still more sustainable to just add more freight trains. Trolleytrucks could be a good idea for cities, though, especially ones that already have a trolleybus network.
Yeah, this concept could be very useful for the last mile.