THIS actually makes sense

true, 1 hammer at Sears was normally like $7.00 but no bidding....was like what....$5,000...??

a toilet was like....$20,000....???

 

i'll bet you that Volvo truck owners wish they could buy thier light bulbs for less than a buck.

No ####....

 

You all overthink things

It has been done here for trains but there are issues with it, one of them is we need at least 25K volts on those lines and it isn't the best on our highways. The other problem is the entire trip has to be automated, no drivers, if you need a reason why, just look around. And another problem is with the idea of the pantograph being on top, no more condo sleepers.

As for security issues, I am more worried about the drivers we have on the road than having someone try to take out overhead lines.

 

I was in the USAF in the 1970s and heard about that story. It was never confirmed as actually happening that way. I sent a link to your comment to an Air Force veteran Facebook group full of veterans who served going back to the 1950s. Nobody can confirm that story. I called and spoke with my son-in-law late last evening about the California events and asked him if he had ever heard about it. He said no, but there is an old war story about some Army Airborne Chopper pilots buying bulbs like that. I then used a search function and got this result.

 

Slight correction. That is one form of hybrid.....

I know of three types of hybrid systems that have been put into service on the road.

Inline system: What diesel locomotives and others use. Basically electric drive with a generator to keep batteries charged up.

Supplemental: vehicle runs primarily on fuel but has a supplemental electric motor and charge system. Electric motor only kicks in to help out the fuel motor for starting form a stop and perhaps a bit pulling a grade. Implemented in early GM and Honda systems. Motors are typically not strong enough to run the car without the fuel motor.

Parallel system: What the Prius uses. Both the electric motor and the gas motor outputs go into the trans. Car is moved with either or both power sources. Plug-in hybrids are a variation of this. They have bigger battery pack that can be charged from a wall unit that gives more range before the fuel motor kicks in. Electric only range was only 30 miles at the last one I glanced at. Not a practical solution for me since it would not do a round trip to the bigger town as electric only.