"We'll always need big diesel trucks in our cities to deliver freight. It's just reality."
Not so fast. The electric "Cargo Tram" has long been a fixture in many cities in #Europe.
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The city of #Karlsruhe uses light-rail vehicles and "tram-trains" to carry consumer goods between city-center hubs, which are then delivered by electric cargo bikes.
TramFret employs old trams to shuttle groceries around in the city of Saint-Etienne, #France.
One of the oldest systems was found in the city of Kharkiv, #Ukraine. Starting in 1932 they used miniature electric locomotives to move mainline freight wagons through the streets.
A city in #Roumania, IaΕi, has even launched a "recycling tram" to collect old electronic consumer goods.
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More history on GΓΌterstraΓenbahn (Cargo or Freight Trams) here:
eurogunzel.com/2018/09/freighβ¦
Don't get me started on the lost history of cargo transport by electric-powered canal boat! But that's a whole other thread...
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