Battery electric power is commonplace in cars and trucks and is being tested in planes, helicopters, and container ships. Now, battery power is coming to trains, in place of the diesel-fueled ...
Locomotives powered by electricity have been around for over a century, with rail lines like the now-defunct Pennsylvania Rail Road starting electric operations as early as 1905. However, the average ...
A ground service mechanic checks a bullet train battery at the maintenance depot of the Nanjing South Bullet Train. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Fully battery-powered trains are on ...