Tesla unveiled to much fanfare, a DIESEL electric train to carry workers to and from their Berlin Gigafactory. LOL!
Dave runs the numbers on whether or not they could have used a Battery Electric Train (BEMU) instead of diesel electric. And could they have powered it from the solar panels on the train station roof?
Links:
https://twitter.com/eevblog/status/1699034774701293812
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory_Berlin-Brandenburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXhC32Uv1E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qtvevd-5Ek
MSN: https://t.ly/HQH20
https://insideevs.com/news/682009/tesla-gigafactory-berlin-v4-supercharger-solar-roof/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Talent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Talent_2
https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/bombardier-talent-3-battery-train/
https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/bombardier-and-leclanche-sign-battery-traction-mou/54744.article
https://www.railway-technology.com/features/train-engine-innovations/?cf-view
https://www.railvolution.net/news/talent-3-bemu-in-passenger-service
https://www.railexpress.com.au/bombardier-filling-the-gap/
https://www.vde.com/resource/blob/2068324/a35ebed9833dae59d8cb1451368203bd/vde-study-battery-systems-data.pdf
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@52.393417,13.7959197,892m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEB_VT_73
Byron Bay Solar train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZobJdaSDsPM
https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php