Tesla's Germany factory is going to have a train service that will transport its workers for free, which cool, train good. But a number of the usual suspects (Teslarati and other Tesla/Elon loving media) are claiming that Tesla are launching the train as if it had built the train. In some cases adding its "mind-blowing" capacity (its the same as a regular train).

Here's the kicker: Tesla only slapped its name on a train built by Seimens, using batteries manufactured by Toshibadata-laughing

  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    using batteries manufactured by Toshiba

    Batteries?? It's a train! We have ways to run electric trains. They're like everywhere else in Germany. Wtf

    • Rojo27 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, I thought all rail in Germany was electric, but apparently the line that services this region and that this some is a part of runs on diesel trains. And as if right now their plan is to go with battery powered trains to transition away from diesel.