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Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by 7952 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @10:52AM (#27131020)
An inductive system under the road surface would seem easier to install and would work better with different vehicle sizes. Suspending lines across a multi lane highway would need a lot of structures.
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Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by EricE on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:27PM (#27132852)
There is no way you could pass enough current via induction without setting things on fire or microwaving the occupant of the cab (or both). If it was viable, people would be pursuing it already.
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Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by bluGill on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:43PM (#27133058)
Even if it was safe, the efficiency is much lower, and it is a lot more expensive. Wires overhead are much cheaper than than wires in pavement. It is more expensive to put the wires in pavement, and you need a lot more to get the induction to happen.
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Re:Volvo and Daimler bet on hydrogen truck boom this decade by Dah00n on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @09:23PM (#27137388)
Not induction but conductive rails are already in use on test stretches of road a few places.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_road

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