@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 4 months agoIs the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?www.theverge.commessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1269
arrow-up1269external-linkIs the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?www.theverge.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish46•4 months agoBatteries are heavy and expensive. A wired power source is so much more efficient for rail it’s barely worth discussing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•4 months agoAnd have a much shorter lifespan than catenary wire or third rail.
Batteries are heavy and expensive. A wired power source is so much more efficient for rail it’s barely worth discussing.
And have a much shorter lifespan than catenary wire or third rail.