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'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent (www.businessgreen.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] sonori@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Don’t forget acceleration, one of the main reasons passenger trains care about weight is that you can get up to and down from line speed quicker, thusly saving trip time and allowing for more frequency/capacity from the same number of trains and drivers.

The extra weight from the batteries means you don’t get said benefits from going to battery electric as compared to overhead line.

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