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You'd still need an insanely large battery to move 240 tons, wouldn't you? I can't find any info on the battery capacity of this specimen.
by somedude895 2y ago
You'd still need an insanely large battery to move 240 tons, wouldn't you? I can't find any info on the battery capacity of this specimen.
- cschep 2y agoyeah I wonder how many of those 240 tons ARE the battery!
- RetroTechie 2y agoNone? That 240 tons is the payload.
- Sebb767 2y agoProbably less than you'd think. Moving things on wheels is a lot easier than (for example) lifting and, compared to cars, it does not need to accelerate fast or deal with highly varying loads.
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- gambiting 2y agoThere is a train in Australia that carries ore from a mine to a port, fully electric, which never needs external charging - the mine is higher than the port, so the train just charges its internal batteries going down, which is enough to drive it back up to the mine, it's very cool: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a39372219/self-charging-infinity-train/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a39372219/se...
- defrost 2y agoThe "infinity train" is still under construction. Due to launch sometime soon in 2024 (as announced in 2022) it's still yet to roll on it's maiden haul. They are still hiring electrical techs though.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoWell weight is 110x normal EV, but range is 30x less. So about 220kwh?