• Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I guess if by a kernel of truth you mean an existing train was used on an existing track, then you could almost make it make sense? But since all of this existed before, it’s just a lie.

    I’ll also point out that anybody introducing battery electric trains instead of just electrifying the remaining parts of rail is making an astoundingly bad choice, but that’s almost certainly Germany and not Tesla.

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      4 months ago

      I could see why they would do it specifically in this case.

      There’s been huge protests against building the Gigafactory in Brandenburg, and the main instrument of the opponents was using Germany’s strict environmental protection laws against it.
      If they needed to cut down more trees along the tracks to electrify the line, the opponents could possibly delay that by suing in court, demanding studies be done, maybe finding an endangered ant species somewhere in the area.

      Running the train on batteries avoids that.

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        4 months ago

        They could have just illegally cut down the trees like they illegally used too much water, or any of the other things they did against their agreement with the government.