>From the video and web page, the surface *is* the solar cell - attached to a >solid concrete cellular base by 2 or more bolts. So repair would be very >simple and very quick - remove damaged, 'cells' bolt in new ones. The PV and >electronics might even be salvageable for re-use in a new cell.
This won't affect the issue of damaged or poorly installed hardcore (or whatever) bed. MW On 25 May 2014, at 11:12, Willie2 via EV wrote: > On 05/24/2014 09:48 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: >> I think the reasoning is silicon is cheaper than petrochemicals. I >> particularly like the idea of programmable and sensing roadways. Reminds me >> of the world of Minority Report. Lawrence Rhodes >> > An idea worthy of study. I would like to see a few miles built to test. > However, there is a LOT more to a road structure than the surface. The glass > surface could replace only a tiny fraction of the petroleum, portland cement, > lime, etc that goes into making a road suitable for heavy traffic. Most road > failures begin with failure far below the surface. Having a very durable > surface will not prevent road failure. As Lee notes, a PV surface would > greatly complicate inevitable road repair. > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
