bossito@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick deathqz.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down12cross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlrail@feddit.ukgreen@lemmy.mltrain@lemmy.world
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkThe dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick deathqz.combossito@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlrail@feddit.ukgreen@lemmy.mltrain@lemmy.world
minus-squareiain@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoBattery? Why would a train need a battery? Just electrify the tracks?
minus-squarePlayer2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoCheaper to build a charger at a station than to electrify very old track sections
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoYeah, many rail sections in Europe are not electrified. Battery-electric is definitely better than diesel.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/ for the curious. Switzerland is the only European country with 100%, next closest are at 75-90%, EU average is 56%.
Battery? Why would a train need a battery? Just electrify the tracks?
Cheaper to build a charger at a station than to electrify very old track sections
Yeah, many rail sections in Europe are not electrified. Battery-electric is definitely better than diesel.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/ for the curious. Switzerland is the only European country with 100%, next closest are at 75-90%, EU average is 56%.