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Siemens introduces 'eHighway of the Future' concept

GasBuddy Blog -- Siemens Corp., a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, is introducing what it calls the "eHighway of the future", a concept that involves the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to those of modern day trolleys or streetcars powered on many city streets.

The eHighway solution is an environmentally friendly, sustainable and efficient solution for today's truck transport. It will use less fossil fuels, substantially reduce CO2 emissions, reduce pollutant load in residential and agricultural areas, and most importantly, be easy to integrate into existing highways and infrastructures.

"When most people think of vehicle emissions they assume cars...

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Submitted Jun 09, 2012 By: PD

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trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,870 Points:160,680 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 9:00:32 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse l like to read it again and again
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 5:11:59 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse BMWer: as long as PD (one of the GB gods) feels it's worth putting up, since GB now has permanently usurped 2 of the 5 news slots on the front page)
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,906 Points:2,133,555 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 11:09:13 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Old news!
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Galmar352 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:10,158 Points:1,882,625 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 11:31:08 AM Ignore Galmar352 Report Abuse I will believe it when I see it!!!
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:1,902 Points:536,170 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 11:14:10 AM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse I recall similar stories going back to the 1960s. Yawn!
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JXQW Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,787 Points:684,925 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:19:50 AM Ignore JXQW Report Abuse We are going back > 100 years when some cities had these similer tech
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:13,687 Points:2,615,750 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:08:41 AM Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse This article is not aging well. Past time to replace it.
Hypersonic All-Star Author Maryland Posts:962 Points:851,165 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:04:08 AM Ignore Hypersonic Report Abuse Sounds good. What about trains? Why cant we put the trailers on trains to transport them long distances and once they reach the nearest city, they can be pulled by a conventional truck to the destination.
RoadhogMA Champion Author Boston Posts:4,864 Points:1,026,325 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:04:00 AM Ignore RoadhogMA Report Abuse Wait & see .
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Timons All-Star Author Houston Posts:698 Points:496,075 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:02:17 AM Ignore Timons Report Abuse Too bad that the expansion of any State-side eHighway system would (most likely) rely on power generation derived from coal.
knifeman9 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,685 Points:1,488,365 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:01:37 AM Ignore knifeman9 Report Abuse I gotta see to believe
Vin63 Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:1,845 Points:456,220 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 9:01:22 AM Ignore Vin63 Report Abuse ...and, where do they think electricity comes from?
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Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,236 Points:1,116,990 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 8:51:58 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse The idea has merit but the image being used to promote it is a laugh. It looks like it would be out of place even in a comic book.
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