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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OK sure, it sounds like a joke. But really it isn’t. Consider the advantages of electric cars for short range driving. We already know that going cross country in those rigs is not really all that practical yet: too few charging stations, and the number of Teslas is increasing faster than the number of charging stations available.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OK so, what’s the big problem with using Diesel-generated charging? It would be faster and cheaper to set up than the infrastructure needed to charge electric cars in sparsely populated areas. Furthermore… if Diesel motors are run at a constant speed and load, their efficiency is really good.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=500 height=446 style='width:5.2083in;height:4.6458in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6AD71.7794F9D0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We can imagine variations on a theme, where railroad flat cars are adapted in some locations, such as across the Midwest, where there is a whole lotta nuthin. Tesla drivers could drive up onto that and get recharged as the train hauls the cars across Nevada for instance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It’s a transition thing really. We can envision eventually reducing reliance on Diesel generation of power to charge electric cars, but if there are a lotta these rigs on the road, you can be sure this will be part of the charging infrastructure for some period of time.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>