The highway where trucks work like electric trains
Tom Scott 4:30
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In Lübeck, Germany, there's one of several eHighway test projects: overhead catenary wires, where electric trucks with pantographs can pull power directly from the grid. Thanks to everyone who gave so much time to make this video possible!
More about the eHighway: https://www.ehighway-sh.de/de/ehighway.html
Prof. Cebon's work at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight: https://www.csrf.ac.uk/author/dcebon/
Camera operator: Richard Bielau
Producer: Maximilian Thesseling of Klein Aber https://kleinaber.de/
With thanks to all the team at the eHighway and at Spedition Bode GmbH
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More about the eHighway: https://www.ehighway-sh.de/de/ehighway.html
Prof. Cebon's work at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight: https://www.csrf.ac.uk/author/dcebon/
Camera operator: Richard Bielau
Producer: Maximilian Thesseling of Klein Aber https://kleinaber.de/
With thanks to all the team at the eHighway and at Spedition Bode GmbH
🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/
(you can find contact details and social links there too)
❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/
➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus
👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif
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