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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 5 months ago

World's first carbon fiber metro train hits the tracks in China. Lighter frame claimed to slash energy use by seven percent.

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World's first carbon fiber metro train hits the tracks in China. Lighter frame claimed to slash energy use by seven percent.

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 5 months ago
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World's first carbon fiber metro train hits the tracks in China
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Unlike typical steel subway cars, the Cetrovo's body and frames are constructed from ultra-strong, ultra-light carbon fiber composites – the same material that supercar manufacturers like Ferrari,...
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    5 months ago

    7% is fucking huge for a train, where savings are vanishingly small already

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    As a lover of trains and other vehicles, this is significant for public transportation in the near future.

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