An electric vehicle makeover for the US locomotive fleet has been slow in coming, but signs of activity are beginning to bubble up and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is here to help.
The US startup Intramotev is squeezing diesel out of the freight hauling business, starting with electric trains for heavy industries.
Hydrogen fuel cell electric trains are coming to decarbonize railways in Germany, India, and California with an assist from green hydrogen technology.
This new electric train will hit the rails in Australia, complete with a regenerative braking braking system that recharges its own battery on-the-go.
Keep an eye out for electric vehicles that look like ordinary freight cars, testing soon on railways in the US.
Wabtec is taking its FLXdrive electric train on the road, and the next stop is the world’s biggest iron ore mine and the world’s longest ore train, too.
A new type of autonomous electric train is on track to electrify the US freight rail network and push diesel trucks off the highways, too
Green H2 or not, hydrogen trains will help the Czech Republic cut ties with Russian gas suppliers.
Parallel Systems bursts out of stealth mode with a SpaceX pedigree and a plan for launching the nation’s railways into the space age with autonomous electric railcars.
Earlier, we touched on climate change as a core element in American diplomacy as practiced by the Department of State. We’ll now take a look at the first Quadrennial Energy Review, released by the government late in April. The US Department of Energy published the review pursuant to the June 2013 … [continued]
