Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 9 months agoSwiss hydrogen-powered train sets 1741-mile record for nonstop travelinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down12
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minus-square@SupraMariolinkEnglish1•9 months agoAnd you think a train full of batteries is going to be able to do what a fuel locomotive can?
minus-square@SupraMariolinkEnglish1•9 months agoRange. Plain and simple. It takes 10-15mins to refuel a train, you’re not recharging a massive bank of batteries in 10-15 mins. On top of that, colder areas mean even less range.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoThis is a commuter train, they’re not running all day. You have plenty of time overnight and between rush hour peaks to charge your train.
And you think a train full of batteries is going to be able to do what a fuel locomotive can?
Explain to me why it couldn’t.
Range. Plain and simple. It takes 10-15mins to refuel a train, you’re not recharging a massive bank of batteries in 10-15 mins. On top of that, colder areas mean even less range.
This is a commuter train, they’re not running all day. You have plenty of time overnight and between rush hour peaks to charge your train.