re: CARB wants EPA waiver to force railroads to zero emissions

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Aren’t most locomotives already diesel hybrids? frick the EPA!

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Technically, pretty well all of them are serial hybrids, which is basically an electric infinitely variable transmission (IVT). There is no battery, so the latter term is more accurate than calling them a hybrid, which usually implies some means of storage and regen.

Now, back to to your regularly scheduled Cali bashing thread.