It doesn't matter what powers the rail, it's much cheaper!To compare the costs
of rail vs truck shipping, consider the movement of a bulk commodity from
Houston, TX to Cleveland, OH. The truck cost in this example lane is
approximately $ 5,159 per load, whereas rail would be $ 6,676 per car.
There was a discussion on this (rail freight) recently.
My thinking is that the biggest overhead to using rail for freight is
the "last mile" at each end. In some cases, dock facilities load
directly on rail cars but, even so, the cars need to be assembled into
trains, which is a big
Let me further put this back on topic.
The automation of the ports is all about electrification with remote controlled
EVs and other equipment. Efficiency and throughout is increased.
- Mark
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> On Apr 10, 2021, at 7:05 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
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I’ve been amused with all this work going into autonomous trucking, but I
wonder if the money and energy wouldn’t be better spent with serious upgrades
to freight rail service, including long haul electrification. Much of what I
hear and see with the vision of trucking is that eventually, the
Well, now really off topic :)
I don't have a preference on whether a human or not delivers packages. I
do respect that some people like that kind of job, and so I support
their rights to a quality work environment.
But, long term, we will continue to mechanize (robotize) more and more
kinds
Not only off topic but away from the discussion of the article I read. The
drone is to be used for deliveries between hubs avoiding the need for a
central hub. Had nothing to do with home delivery. Maybe I read the wrong
article?
Grasser
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My hypothetical proposal was for EV drones (both tethered and perhaps
non-tethered) delivering packages from a truck (which could be an EV)
driven by a person. This would be safer as the driver could remain in
the truck, and not worry about slippery terrain, strained muscles,
viscous dogs, or
Thanks for the head-slap, David. You are absolutely correct.
George Mullineaux
3rd Shift Wrench Monkey
Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, N.C.
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This thread is mostly off topic. However, there are a couple of critical
points that everyone posting so far seems to be missing.
I want Amazon, UPS, Fedex, and ESPECIALLY USPS to convert their delivery
fleets to EVs.
But I want HUMANS driving them. I want HUMANS delivering my packages to
