r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/guyoffthegrid • 4d ago

Hybrid truck recharges from overhead wires Video

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u/Impressive-Walrus527 4d ago

Many countries have passed legislation to phase out fossil fuel vehicles in the next decade or two. Not as crazy as you think.

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u/Taborenja 4d ago

There is a colossal difference between prohibiting the sale of new ICE passenger vehicles and phasing out all kinds of ICE vehicles, including used passenger cars, semis, agricultural equipment, heavy machinery, all the specialized vehicles used in civil engineering, mining, logistics, factories, boats, planes, etc...

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u/Defender_IIX 4d ago

Please tell me how you plan this to work, please start by explaining how you are going to restructure the power grid and sources for the vast amount of money it will need, oh and the tech you'll be using.

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u/Redhotmegasystem 4d ago

I have an extra extension cable lying around somewhere that we could use

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u/CjBurden 4d ago

The tech I'm going to be using, after reading your incredibly obnoxious post, is the mute button.

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