Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months agoSwiss hydrogen-powered train sets 1741-mile record for nonstop travelinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down12
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkSwiss hydrogen-powered train sets 1741-mile record for nonstop travelinterestingengineering.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAnd you think a train full of batteries is going to be able to do what a fuel locomotive can?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoExplain to me why it couldn’t.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 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.