Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
In the US, diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of CO 2 annually and produce air pollution that leads to $6.5 billion in health costs, resulting in an estimated 1,000 premature deaths each year. b) Depiction of the TCO for diesel propulsion. l –1 diesel price, US$100?kWh kWh –1 battery price (US$50?kWh
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