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California's $100 billion solar-powered electric bullet train
June 28, 2023 (US)
Elon Musk unveiled his futuristic hyperloop concept in 2013 by taking swipes at California’s high-speed rail project,
deriding it as "a bullet train that is both one of the most expensive per mile and one of the slowest in the world."
A decade later, his fanciful tube train remains science fiction while construction of the Golden State's cash-strapped railway continues,
with at least one feature the mercurial billionaire should like: it's going to be solar-powered.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is preparing to begin discussions with potential suppliers of a $200 million utility-scale system it will own and operate.
It will include 552 acres of solar panels generating 44 megawatts of electricity — enough for a city of 33,000 people — and batteries to store 62 megawatt hours of power.
Source
https://www.networkrailconsulting.com/news-and-publications-2/news/californias-100-billion-electric-bullet-train-will-be-fully-solar-powered/
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