supervc-10
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While definitely not impossible, a solar powered train would struggle in a wet dark British winter!
Having said that- this is basically a battery EMU with some solar panels on the top, which gets charged up at the terminus. A battery unit with a pantograph could be ideal for a lot of routes I'm sure. Think how much improvement there has been in electric cars- the first gen Nissan Leaf could barely do 100 miles, the new one is over double that.
Having said that- this is basically a battery EMU with some solar panels on the top, which gets charged up at the terminus. A battery unit with a pantograph could be ideal for a lot of routes I'm sure. Think how much improvement there has been in electric cars- the first gen Nissan Leaf could barely do 100 miles, the new one is over double that.