Horse-on-vehicle seems to be extra work for the horse, still, though.
You've got to expand the vehicle to have room for the horse, and
strengthen the frame to handle the weight of the horse, and then deal
with efficiency losses in the gearing.

I could see a horse powered cable car though...

On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's horse > treadmill > gearbox > wheels (in the original design).
>
> Using horses ON the vehicle would only be efficient in areas that already
> have a lot of horses for other reasons (such as tourism areas with
> commercial rental stables). But part of the purpose would be that the
> vehicle would be visually stunning, particularly if the design featured an
> ENORMOUS flywheel. You could build it in a very steampunk-like-manner,
> making the bus itself a tourist attraction.
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Grimmund <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Jeffrey Schwartz
>> <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Why not detach the horses from the bus?
>>> Have stationary power stations, with horses on treadmills, which
>>> charge battery packs.
>>> Then the buses can show up, swap packs, and move on.
>>> Removes a lot of weight the motor would otherwise be lugging.
>>
>>
>>
>> I got the impression that the battery only ran the electronics, and motive
>> power is supplied directly by the horse via a gearbox.
>>
>> So, it is not a horse on a treadmill to a gearbox powering a generator
>> charging a battery powering an electric motor which moves the car.
>>
>> It's just a horse on a treadmill to a gearbox which moves the car.
>> (Unless, of course, I'm wrong....)
>>
>>
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