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supersquirrel ( supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz )  to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 4 months ago

Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next?

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Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next?

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supersquirrel ( supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz )  to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 4 months ago
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Solar railways could soon become commonplace in Europe, following a successful trial in Switzerland.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49066385

  • supersquirrel ( supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ) OP
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    Musk will do it better with tunnels full of self driving cars that are recharged in real time from the solar panel roads they are driving on!

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      Nah, the tunnel needs to be surrounded by magnets that induce a current in the Tesla as it drives through. That current can then be used to charge the Tesla.

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        Ok but now my brain is thinking we may as well strip it down as much as possible, just use the magnets to move metal boxes with wheels like a railgun

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          No. This would require the driver to keep the car perfectly aligned… Unless…
          What if we used some sort of auto-steering system. Like, if the wheels had no ability to go anywhere other than the track.
          And metal wheels on a metal road is going to have the least friction and least wear and… oh fuck we just re-invented trains

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            The carcinization of transportation

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          that’s literally any maglev train in use in China or Japan.

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      “We can put solar panels in the tunnels! Give me another trillion!”

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