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[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There is one particular mine, I forget where, and they extract ore at the top of the hill and carry it down in electric trucks that gather more energy on the downhill run than they need to get back to the top when empty, so they never need to be charged.

[–] iloveDigit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

That's awesome, reminds me of a common historic setup where cable cars were used kinda like that (heavier on the way down)