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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by wolverine876 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @03:30PM (#34251040)
> street car power lines can be a nightmare in densely crowded cities with a lot of pedestrian traffic and tightly packed buildings. It would be a nightmare to implement in a place like New York City

They've been used in dense cities for generations. How hard can it be?

> require an enormous geographic footprint

What footprint is needed for additional overhead wires?

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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by lostlogin on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @05:16PM (#34252668)
I wonder is it is more of less efficient for land use as they don’t need fuelling and the associated land that uses, but do need a pair of lamp posts every 10m.
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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by bee_rider on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @05:45PM (#34253031)
One point in favor of running these lines — city already has lots of lamp posts.
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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by simfree on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @07:14PM (#34253964)
In many cities they just bolt these support wires into adjacent buildings when there isnt a convienent lamp post.

Electrifying core parts of the route (eg: the most heavily travelled bottlenecks these trucks travel) could fix this issue, enabling charging and heating the battery and cab while still en route or plowing snow.

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