Re:Dugout Loop
by mikeyouse on Thursday August 16, 2018 @01:54AM
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Tesla batteries push extremely heavy cars 300+ miles.. if this loop is 5 miles, the "short bursts" would equate to 60 trips.
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It's a bit more complicated than that. These train cars will be going somewhat faster, and accelerating and decelerating a lot more than a typical long distance highway journey. Of course I'm sure they'll employ regenerative breaking, but even so, it's a lot of energy to load and unload from the battery over and over again.