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mheslep
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Ouabache said:This kind of technology could be adapted to trucks, tractors, construction equipment, military vehicles, rail.
Rail has been hybrid electric for decades:Ivan Seeking said:We are not even close.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_train#Diesel-electric
Diesel-electric is highly efficient. It was instituted early on in locomotives in part because they could afford the the weight of lead acid batteries.