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abqtommy

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

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:44 PM

Jan 2022

Last edited Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:22 PM - Edit history (1)

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.]

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Will someone please explain to me how the manufacturing of battery cells for these abqtommy Jan 2022 #1

I certainly can't, but then again, I can't explain how charging them is "zero emissions." NNadir Jan 2022 #2