400 mile electric RV

Timmo! wrote:
If we look under the hood of a train's locomotive we will see a large diesel engine that powers an electric generator that supplies electricity to powerful electric electric motors known as "traction motors".

So this should diffuse any suggestion that electric motors lack torque or power.

True, but if you look a bit lower at the locomotives chassis you’ll also find several HUGE fuel tanks full of diesel…Critical thinking sometimes Required…

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