jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBarcelona is turning subway trains into power stationsgrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkBarcelona is turning subway trains into power stationsgrist.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·4 months agoOnly because of the speed of the train. Fuel spent accelerating to later brake is wasted fuel. More efficient would be spending only enough fuel to come to a full stop without braking.
minus-squareolympicyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoSo you want the trains to coast from station to station? Do you really believe that or is it very important for you to be right?
Only because of the speed of the train. Fuel spent accelerating to later brake is wasted fuel. More efficient would be spending only enough fuel to come to a full stop without braking.
So you want the trains to coast from station to station? Do you really believe that or is it very important for you to be right?