[geeks] electric cars

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
" 
" <snip>
" 
" >One of the latest pork projects is the I81 route through the mountains
" >of Virginia.  We desperately need new rail lines there, but there is a
" >huge contract to build an 8-lane superhighway through there.  It would
" >be incredibly ugly, noisy, and ruin a lot of scenery because of the
" >generally stupid way we build highways.
" >
" >Meanwhile, a couple of rail lines is well known to carry about ten
" >times as much freight, which is the stated purpose of the 8-lane
" >highway.
" 
" 8 lanes of freight would be impressive "bandwidth" for freight, and
" would be hard to beat with rail service, even if it was 4 lanes in
" and 4 lanes out - 4 semi's wide and front to back is a lot of freight...

an 80' freight car carries about twice what a double-trailer semi
does, and the 'following distance' is pretty short...
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