JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 16 days agoCaltrain announced that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back to the electric grid approximately 23% of the energy consumed by the systemwww.caltrain.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkCaltrain announced that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back to the electric grid approximately 23% of the energy consumed by the systemwww.caltrain.comJacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 16 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareBigDiction@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 days agoUntil fall 2024 Caltrain ran on diesel engines. It just electrified so I don’t think returning energy was feasible for the line until just recently.
Until fall 2024 Caltrain ran on diesel engines. It just electrified so I don’t think returning energy was feasible for the line until just recently.