EGEB: Long Island Rail Road tests US’s first battery-powered trains

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

  • The Long Island Rail Road will analyze its diesel trains to see whether they can run on batteries alone.
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Genesis Electrified G80 sedan dumps the gas engine for 800V charging and power-bank utility

Genesis Electrified G80Hyundai’s Genesis on Monday showed a very understated, production-bound approach to adding a first electric car to its lineup: Electrify its flagship sedan, the G80. Depending on how you look at it, the Genesis outperforms its “electrified” billing but plays a conservative angle in not looking dramatically different as an EV. The…
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