r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/guyoffthegrid • 4d ago

Hybrid truck recharges from overhead wires Video

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u/ResidentAd138 4d ago

So it is basically tram without rail. Since you mentioned hybrid, I am wondering how the mechanism of attach and detach to those ovethead lines.

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u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 4d ago

Its called a pantograph. Its on trams, trains and such very well proven technology.