Re:Towing a Tesla at 70 MPH replenishes battery at fast char...
by mdeeks on Monday June 21, 2021 @07:38PM
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Yeah the idea is the trains are filled with tons of weight.
In my head it still seems like it would be cheaper than digging out massive reservoirs for pumped hydro. Rail seems relatively cheap even if you do have to replace it regularly because of the wear. It also seems like you could put the rail in all sorts of geographies, big and small. Maybe it isn't worth it unless you go big though... and at that point why not hydro.
It's good questions though. No idea how the economics of it will work out vs pumped hydro.
In my head it still seems like it would be cheaper than digging out massive reservoirs for pumped hydro. Rail seems relatively cheap even if you do have to replace it regularly because of the wear. It also seems like you could put the rail in all sorts of geographies, big and small. Maybe it isn't worth it unless you go big though... and at that point why not hydro.
It's good questions though. No idea how the economics of it will work out vs pumped hydro.