The battery models have much less range, with a single-car getting 80-100 km (50-62 miles) on one charge and a dual-car configuration traveling between 90-180 km (56-112 miles).

Around 40 percent of the German rail network is not electrified. The Bombardier battery-operated train is an attractive option to counter that, both economically and ecologically speaking.” ...

Battery-operated train technology, which the LIRR hoped would revolutionize how it operates nonelectrified tracks, has turned out to be too costly, inconvenient and risky to implement any time ...

The Global Train Battery Market Reached USD 557.5 Million in 2022. It is Estimated to Grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2023 to 2029. The Global Train Battery Market Expected to Reach USD 762.2 Million ...

Vivarail has recently launched its second-generation battery train in the UK, which boasts an 80-mile (128.7 km) range on a single charge, and can be recharged in only ten minutes, thanks to the ...

Passenger trains have not run on the CRANDIC railway since the 1950s. That may soon change. Greater Iowa City, Inc. recently presented plans for a battery-powered passenger train on the CRANDIC ...

The Long Island Rail Road has put plans to implement battery-operated train cars on the back burner for now. If the plans hadn’t fallen through, the LIRR would have been among the first railroad ...