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Cars, scooters and now ... trains!?
The world’s first fuel cell hybrid train was tested in Japan last week. The New Energy (NE) Train operated on two 65 kilowatt fuel cells with six hydrogen tanks and a battery and can reach a maximum speed of 100 kph (approx. 60 mph) and can travel about 30-60 miles before it requires a refill. It also does not require any power lines and only emits water. East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which conducted the test with 30 passengers, plans to test a train on a public track in April and have commuter trains regularly running routes in 10-20 years. After hybrid planes are invented can we finally get those flying cars we were promised?
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New Energy (NE) Train operated on two 65 kilowatt fuel cells with six hydrogen tanks and a battery and can reach a maximum speed of 100 kph
on November 2, 2008 at 12:59 AM - LINK