• erebion@news.erebion.eu
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    17 hours ago

    First two sentences makes clear what this is about:

    Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open spaces for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors has proven tough to beat. Now, Caterpillar is putting that century-old concept to work in an even bigger dozer – and the promised efficiency gains are incredible.

    It’s not exactly train tech, it’s just a diesel generator providing electricity. Not really interesting, reads like an ad.

    Also, seriously? New diesel products? In 2026?!

    • prettybunnys@piefed.social
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      14 hours ago

      Diesel electric generators are pretty efficient for very off grid use cases. Until we find a energy source as good and dense and light as boom boom liquids we’ll likely keep using them.