Author here: maybe the tone is too controversial. That wasn't really intended as such. I'll try to tone it down. My twitter was full of 'first solar train' pos

Author here: maybe the tone is too controversial. That wasn't really intended as such. I'll try to tone it down. My twitter was full of 'first solar train' posts, always with the image showing the solar panels on top of the train. I found that the various posts don't make it very obvious where the power for this train is really coming from, implying it's from the panels on top of the train. My overarching point is that roof-top solar-powered trains are not really possible -- unless you spend most of the time standing still. And that the real innovation in this concept is to power a train by battery, which is something that has had few working implementations and may have a huge impact.