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[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

That is 1 expensive chunk of BBC .................just 'tossed' on the side. Wonder what happened to the rest of the race car?

Probably puked out of a Pro Street car that did not travel a full 1/4 mile on that particular run.

[Holger]

Originally Posted by porwolf

Electric trucks are coming:

Test area in Brandenburg/Germany or outside Göteborg/Sweden.
I think they are in for two years testing, the electric part of the road is only a few hundred meters.

[kach22i]

2014
Wirelessly charged electric buses set for Milton Keynes
Wirelessly charged electric buses set for Milton Keynes - BBC News

The buses can run for longer by virtue of a wireless booster charge they receive at the start and end of the route from plates in the road.

[kach22i]

2015
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/18/chinese-built-zero-emissions-electric-bus-prepares-for-service-in-london#img-1

The first batch of BYD doubledecker buses will consist of five vehicles, all manufactured in China. Ho says BYD will explore the possibility of local manufacturing if the quantity supplied increases.

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Solar-powered electric buses ‒ a UK first
10th January, 2017
Solar-powered electric buses ‒ a UK first - The Ecologist

Unlike conventional buses, the new Big Lemon Buses project uses an innovative combination of three renewable technologies to generate clean energy during the day, store it in a battery and then charge up the new solar buses overnight

[Por_sha911]

No idea what it is called but it pushes a prong down into the ground on either side of the cross-tie and then car behind it checks the depth. A buddy at work says they used this same system to check the cross ties in the subways in NYC.

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[kach22i]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2012/12/31/honest-abe-lincoln-president-martyr-movie-star-car-salesman/#d8896c65ed52

Ford Motor Co. photo

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[flipper35]

I love these things.

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