The American company has identified the mining sector as a key area for its initial development, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

the first battery-electric wagon in a freight train

The American railway startup, Intramotev, has utilized self-propelled battery-electric wagon technology for the first time in a traditional freight train, employing ReVolt technology at a mine in Pennsylvania.

After the upgrade, the hopper has already traveled over 1000 miles by rail between the Cumberland mine of Iron Senergy company in Waynesburg and the terminal at Alicia Port.

Photo: Intramotev

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