Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive lowered full train fuel consumption by more than 11% in BNSF California pilot

Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive lowered full train fuel consumption by more than 11% in BNSF California pilot

Wabtec Corporation announced that its FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive—functioning as one unit in a consist also containing two Tier 4 locomotives—delivered more than an 11% average reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for an entire train—the equivalent of more than 6,200 gallons of diesel fuel saved and approximately 69…

Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive lowered full train fuel consumption by more than 11% in BNSF California pilot

2021-05-19 05:05