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Energy Alternatives for Santa's Sleigh

What if Old Saint Nick replaced his reindeer with electric, solar or nuclear power? We run the numbers.

By Jim Sullivan
Dec 11, 2013 4:52 PMNov 12, 2019 5:20 AM
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For most of his fabled career, Santa Claus has had to rely on reindeer for transport of his global export enterprise. Now, however, modern technology is giving the big guy in the red suit options other than ruminants.

An elf wishing to remain anonymous gave our reporter access to specs on various alternatives Old Saint Nick is considering to cover his 4.6-million-mile route to all “nice”-listed boys and girls.

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