JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 4 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-up1179arrow-down11
arrow-up1178arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareBigDiction@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 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.