Battery Powered Tram Charges in 60 Seconds 176
SK writes to tell us that a new streetcar, powered by lithium battery, has been invented by the Railway Technical Research Institute in Kokubunji, Tokyo. The new transport is capable of speeds of 40 kph for 15 kilometers and can convert 70 percent of its deceleration energy into electricity which is then sent back to the battery which can recharge in under one minute.
Sweet!! (Score:2, Funny)
A street car that runs on Sapporo! Can you drink out of the tank! Oooo sushi bar in the back of the car, drink out of the tank, party train!
Wait, it's 'in' not 'on'?!?
Dammit! I just bought plane tickets. Shit.
Obviously... (Score:5, Funny)
Streetcar (Score:5, Funny)
Charge a lithium battery in one minute? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Correct me if I'm wrong... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Trams are the wrong solution (Score:2, Funny)
How about instead of making the tram brake every time it reaches the station, the station is itself a rolling road (rail) which runs at a constant speed just below that of the tram, enabling peeople to comfortably get on and off at slower than walking speed, but the tram never stops and is always travelling at a constant speed. When the tram reaces the end of the station it finds itself travelling back at full speed.
Hey I'm just an ideas man, you work out the technology and safety implications and fix them yourself.