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There 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
by gambiting 2y ago
There 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.