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Part of the issue is not just the density of the fuel but also the fact that the weight remains the same no matter how much of it you use. With gasoline/coal/et
by atlasunshrugged 5y ago
Part of the issue is not just the density of the fuel but also the fact that the weight remains the same no matter how much of it you use. With gasoline/coal/etc. when you use the product it then decreases the weight of the amount of fuel stored, you don't get that loss with batteries so while you get "additional" gains with e.g. aviation fuel the further you are along your trip and the more you've burned, you don't get that with batteries.
- snovv_crash 5y agoThat's an issue for planes, but I'm not sure the weight of the fuel decrease is really noticeable in a locomotive as a percentage of total tonnage.