Union Pacific to Purchase 10 Caterpillar Battery-Electric Locomotives

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Investing.com — Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) said it would buy 10 battery-electric locomotives from Progress Rail, a company owned by Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT).

Caterpillar said the purchase is part of the most significant investment in battery-electric technology by a U.S. Class I railroad.

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The locomotives — manufactured in Muncie, Indiana — will be tested in rail yards in California and Nebraska to identify their capabilities and challenges for broader deployment.

The first units will be delivered to Union Pacific in late 2023, with the deal expected to be completed in early 2024.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/union-pacific-to-purchase-10-caterpillar-battery-electric-locomotives/ar-AATg7AX

[abqtommy]

1. Will someone please explain to me how the manufacturing of battery cells for these

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locomotives, not to mention the locomotives themselves, can be considered "zero
emission"?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/union-pacific-buy-battery-electric-203501778.html

[Union Pacific Railroad has ordered 10 FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives from Wabtec. The ~2.5-MWh locomotives are powered solely by 7,000 battery cells, providing Union Pacific with a zero-emission solution for its yard operations.]

[NNadir]

2. I certainly can't, but then again, I can't explain how charging them is "zero emissions."

People have this rather ignorant fantasy that all the electricity in the world comes from solar cells and wind turbines. This is delusional garbage. The proportion of electricity produced by the combustion of dangerous fossil fuels is rising, not falling.