Cars As Electric Trains

Using the dualmode system, electric cars would function normally in a small neighborhood, but would hop on a dedicated track for longer trips.

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January 24, 2006, 2:00 PM PST

By David Gest

"The idea is that you'd have an electric-powered car that would allow you to tool around your neighborhood just as you do now. But when it came time to commute to work or make a trip of any length, you'd pull onto an automated guideway and let a computer do the driving. From Maine to California and all points in between. It's an expansive vision to say the least."

"There are others pursuing similar dreams. RUF, a Danish company, says on its Web site that it is pursuing projects in India. Its car -- a prototype has been built -- would drive on streets and then, for longer trips, move onto a monorail-like system where it would join train-like convoys that move together at high speeds."

FULL STORY: A la dualmode

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in Detroit Metro Times

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