The Rise of Battery Trains

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The Rise of Battery Trains​

• Japan pioneered battery-powered passenger trains, cutting thousands of tonnes of CO? since 2016.
• The UK is testing battery trains on intercity routes and metro lines, aiming for fast-charging systems to bridge gaps in electrification.
• U.S. startup Voltify is targeting freight rail with battery-powered “VoltCars,” estimating potential savings of $94 billion over 20 years.

As countries worldwide strive to undergo a green transition, one sector that many are finding challenging to decarbonise is transport. Shifting large-scale passenger transport away from fossil fuels to be powered by electricity, batteries, or green fuels is a complex endeavour. However, thanks to higher investment and recent innovations, we are getting ever closer to achieving green transport technology, such as battery-powered trains.

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The Rise of Battery Trains | OilPrice.com

Battery-powered trains are emerging worldwide as a viable alternative to diesel, offering cost savings and deep emissions cuts.

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[Casey Jones]

OMFG. This just shows that the Tech autistics, as well as other brain-damaged young people so excited about BATTERIES....they're just insane.

They don't work very well for cars - unless your commute is short and you have a home with a 240-volt hookup, and a fireproof garage. Which is essential.

They have been working for buses...until they don't. Battery-bus fires have been both common and spectacular.

WHY would they do this WITH TRAINS? TRAINS FOLLOW TRACKS. It's CHEAPER than dealing with all those battery packs, all that down charging time...JUST STRING OVERHEAD POWER WIRES OR A THIRD-RAIL ELECTRICAL POWER PICKUP.

We had electrified mainline service on many lines for decades, even to this day. Many lines found it was cheaper, easier, to just use diesels. But rather than costly batteries, expensive down-time to charge, short distances between charges...they could just string those wires, and buy electric locomotives.

I would expect that with the YUUGE size battery packs required, a Li-I fire on one of those things would be EPIC.

Woketard Buffet company BNSF was playing with battery locomotives. They bought a handful. Not even used a year, they're now at Larry's Truck & Electric, a locomotive scrapyard in Ohio.