bossito@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoThe dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick deathqz.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down13cross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlrail@feddit.ukgreen@lemmy.mltrain@lemmy.world
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkThe dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick deathqz.combossito@lemmy.world to Europe@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square8linkfedilinkcross-posted to: trains@lemmy.mlrail@feddit.ukgreen@lemmy.mltrain@lemmy.world
minus-squarePlayer2linkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 years agoCheaper to build a charger at a station than to electrify very old track sections
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoYeah, many rail sections in Europe are not electrified. Battery-electric is definitely better than diesel.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agohttps://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/ for the curious. Switzerland is the only European country with 100%, next closest are at 75-90%, EU average is 56%.
Cheaper to build a charger at a station than to electrify very old track sections
Yeah, many rail sections in Europe are not electrified. Battery-electric is definitely better than diesel.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/ for the curious. Switzerland is the only European country with 100%, next closest are at 75-90%, EU average is 56%.