The eHighway system is a low-emission solution that was developed by
Siemens for heavily used truck shuttle routes. Electric or hybrid-drive
trucks use pantographs to draw electric power from overhead conductors,
which allows them to travel with practically no emissions. On an
eHighway, which will be used by vehicles with many different owners,
monitoring the pantographs is especially important to prevent route
closures that may become necessary because of damaged overhead
conductors. The eHighway solution is a compact and inexpensive system
that can be installed at various points along the route and
simultaneously detects whether the vehicles are authorized...
https://www.siemens.com/innovation/en/home/pictures-of-the-future/mobility-and-motors/electric-vehicles-pantograph-monitoring-ehighway.html
On Friday, NASA named
<https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-electric-research-plane-gets-x-number-new-name>
an all-electric plane — the X-57 — as its latest futuristic aircraft.
The X-57 will be powered by 14 electric motors driving propellers
integrated into a new, narrow wing design (see artist’s conception above).
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/21/3789861/nasa-airbus-electric-hybrid-planes/
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