lasdue t1_ixpjuf0 wrote
Reply to comment by PlayfulParamedic2626 in This mining tractor developed by Caterpillar is completely battery-operated by redhatGizmo
Is that satire or something, why would you do that instead of a pump and some pipelines?
PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_ixpy9eb wrote
Because a pipeline isn’t cost effective to build and maintain. There’s already a road on the route. . .
The truck is fast easy cheap. A pipeline takes years and lots of money to build, install, and maintain.
A truck can carry rock. Be used anywhere anytime. A truck can move materials down several different mountains per day.
lasdue t1_ixq0j5x wrote
Sorry man but moving water up a hill with a vehicle sounds stupid inefficient compared to a pipeline for electricity generation purposes.
On top of the weight of the water there’s also the additional weight of the vehicles that takes extra energy to move.
PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_ixq1fzc wrote
The water starts at the top of the hill…. The energy is captured through regenerative braking on the trip down the hill….
lasdue t1_ixq20ke wrote
There are still losses from transferring the energy from regen to the battery and then taking it out from it again. It’s inefficient and pointless.
PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_ixqdki7 wrote
I’m sure you know more than all the engineers at catapillar
lasdue t1_ixqh5nx wrote
Caterpillar has absolutely nothing to do with the article/study you linked
PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_ixql969 wrote
Here let me google that for ya.
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/08/26/edumper-electric-mining-truck-self-charging/
lasdue t1_ixqqx7p wrote
You’re trying to pass two different things as they’d be from the same people. The truck is not tied to the whatever water thing you linked earlier.
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