UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability co-authors research calculating benefits of electrifying diesel trains | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Karen Dutko
February 04, 2022
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Publication: Wired

UCLA Expert: UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Wired reported on the growing potential of battery-powered trains and references research by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Lawrence Berkeley National Library.

UCLA News: The research quantifies some benefits associated with retrofitting and electrifying diesel trains. “[Researchers] predicted that retrofitting traditional diesel locomotives with battery power could save railroads $94 billion in fuel costs over 20 years, after buying the batteries, and would keep tons of pollutants out of the air.”