Comment by seanmcdirmid
5 days ago
> freight
I know the US primarily uses diesel for its trains, but have you ever been outside of the US before?
5 days ago
> freight
I know the US primarily uses diesel for its trains, but have you ever been outside of the US before?
Freight can also mean shipping, I’m not sure electric ships are a thing yet.
yes. And if you look at costs:
- $0.005 to $0.01 per ton-mile (for ocean ships)
- $0.05 to $0.08 per ton-mile (for diesel trucks)
- $0.015 – $0.025 per ton-mile (for electric trucks)
- $0.007 per ton-mile (for diesel trains)
- $0.002 per ton-mile (for electric trains)
- $0.002 – $0.004 per ton-mile (electric ships, not widely deployed yet due to battery weight)