This already exists:
https://youtu.be/qgQA_fySJ74?t=514

Making it work in practice is harder than it looks, though.

-Luke



On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 2:58 PM Peter VanDerWal via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:

> If that's the case, then they aught to embed steel rails in the lane.  The
> truck can get to/from the lane on rubber tires and then switch to steel
> wheels on steel rails.  Much better efficieny, reduce wear on tires (saves
> money) and less micro-partical pollution.
>
> As an added bonus the rails could be electrified to power the trucks so
> they don't need to haul around tons of batteries.  Power could be derived
> (at least part of the time) by using solar roofs for those lanes.
>
> This, of course, would make too much sense to ever be implemented.
>
> December 1, 2020 5:33 PM, "Mark Abramowitz via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
> wrote:
>
> > At least initially, the proposal is for a special closed lane along the
> freeway.
> >
> > - Mark
> >
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