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NRC study on transporting ocean containers inland
[I was interested in this research because if trucks can’t be electrified, civilization ends (see “When Trucks Stop Running: Energy and the future of Civilization” (Springer 2015)). This paper doesn’t have a solution to getting containers from ports to inland … Continue reading →
Posted in Ships and Barges, Trucks
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Tagged battery, fixed-guideway, linear induction motor, linear synchronous motor, maglev, truck
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