Ok but now my brain is thinking we may as well strip it down as much as possible, just use the magnets to move metal boxes with wheels like a railgun
Comment on Switzerland’s solar railway has been a success. What happens next?
towerful@programming.dev 3 months agoNah, the tunnel needs to be surrounded by magnets that induce a current in the Tesla as it drives through. That current can then be used to charge the Tesla.
JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
that’s literally any maglev train in use in China or Japan.
towerful@programming.dev 3 months ago
No. This would require the driver to keep the car perfectly aligned… Unless…
What if we used some sort of auto-steering system. Like, if the wheels had no ability to go anywhere other than the track.
And metal wheels on a metal road is going to have the least friction and least wear and… oh fuck we just re-invented trainsJennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
The carcinization of transportation
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