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A: The track is a 1.5" depression in the road that is about 10" wide. It is less problematic than streetcar tracks because bicycles and motorcycle will not get 'caught' in them. Cars and trucks can traverse them with no impact other than the sensation of running over a ridge in the pavement. Snowploughs run parallel to them and even if impacted perpendicularly, the edges are at an angle that would not catch the leading edge of a snowplough.

A: Existing pantograph and third rail systems fit the grid now. But at the cost of needing a pantograph or third rail which costs years and billions. The move to electric buses is the grid issue. Electric buses use batteries that store electricity electro chemically. Batteries need time to be charged and they take time to discharge. However, charging a fleet becomes a load on the grid that is not manageable with existing infrastructure. Flash charging uses ultra capacitors which are an electromechanical device. Capacitors can accept a charge instantly. By flash charging, our vehicles use the energy all day, and during the day like a pantograph powered vehicle, but without the pantograph. Because they can accept a charge instantly, we capture 100% of the braking energy. Batteries can't do that. So a flash charged ULRV requires much less energy to get station to station than an ebus. Even when compared to an LRT, ULRV's are more efficient due to significantly lower vehicle weight per passenger.

A: Research has validated that railed vehicles have higher ridership by 20%. The data is irrefutable. So a 20% improvement over tired buses is the starting point. By making all stops pay-to-access, environmentally controlled, and secure, an extra measure of ridership is expected. Finally, by offering a door to door solution, in lieu of Uber or Lyft, another level of ridership will apply. Taking these features into account we plan for 20% but expect 30% improvement in ridership over established numbers on any given route. ULRV's will not be a bus on rails. They may use a bus chassis, but they have the latest propulsion system in the flash charger and a futuristic appearance with whisper quiet operation.

A: The 100 year service life applies to the rail foundation. Rails will have to be replaced as a matter of wear and tear, but in doing so, the whole road does not get torn up. The rail gets removed from the rail frame and replaced. The steel foundation is engineered for a 100 year service life but like the El's in Chicago, which are already up to 130 years old, steel lasts.

A: Over the road buses are designed and engineered for extreme stresses like potholes, curbs, undulations that cause side to side rocking. When the same chassis is used for a ULRV, it sees none of those stresses. Therefore life of tires, brakes, shocks, undercarriage components like ball joints and suspension bushings will be drastically extended.