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India has effectively electrified almost all of its rail transit. USA or other countries do not need to electrify all lines and the long tail is too long but ev
by newyankee 8mo ago
India has effectively electrified almost all of its rail transit. USA or other countries do not need to electrify all lines and the long tail is too long but even the major ones can bring in big benefits. No need to even get China in this equation.
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoTo note, India also has three times domestic PV demand (~50GW/year) manufacturing capacity (~150GW/year) live. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/indias-electrotech-fast-track-where-china-built-on-coal-india-is-building-on-sun/ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/indias-electrotech-... India's Solar Manufacturing Excesses Turn a Boom into a Glut - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050286 - February 2025