Battery Intercity Trains
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A quick and easy retrofit solution for existing Hitachi fleet to support the decarbonisation of rail and deliver savings on fuel consumption, lifecycle maintenance costs and emissions.
Battery technology has the potential to play a significant role in the future of sustainable rail mobility, setting the rail industry on the path to full intercity decarbonisation by 2050.
Installing batteries on intercity trains can complement electrification and
provide a low emission alternative to domestic air travel.
Our retrofit solution for intercity trains offers phased replacement of diesel engines at the time that they would have been due for their regular heavy maintenance overhaul,
replacing each engine in turn until trains are fully battery electric. The solution delivers fuel cost savings and lowers CO2 emissions by at least 20% for every engine replaced, and a 20% reduction in whole life maintenance costs - well within the battery’s life span of 8-10 years.
T R A N S F O R M I N G T R A I N T R A V E L
The advanced, new generation of hybrid and tri-brid technology provides a sustainable path to decarbonising train travel across Europe. Battery hybrid can cut carbon emissions by 50% on existing lines, and it provides an immediate solution to the electrification challenge in
Europe, where currently more than 40% of lines are not electrified
