FLXdrive

Battery-Electric Locomotive Technology

FLXdrive is Wabtec’s newest development a battery electric freight locomotive.  Leveraging decades of application expertise, coupled with industry leading performance optimization, the hybrid consist that is being demonstrated has the capability of saving fuel and reducing emissions.

Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery electric locomotive pilot is part of a grant project with the Calfornia Air Resource Board (CARB), BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.  Wabtec and BNSF will begin proof-of-concept and performance testing in late 2020.  BEL is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment— particularly in disadvantaged communities.

Specifications

FLXdrive battery electric locomotive at a glance

Energy Source Lithium-ion Batteries
Size of Battery Unit 20 racks, which consist of approximately 20,000 battery cells
*  HVAC system to keep batteries at room temperature in all environment
*  Energy-management system to monitor battery health
Energy Capacity 2.4 Megawatt hours
Duration of Full 4400 HP output 30-40 minutes
*  Recharges during dynamic braking
Emissions Reduces the train’s emissions by at least 10 percent.
Charging There are two ways the locomotive  is charged:
•  Wayside charging station, Stockton, CA
•  Dynamic braking during operation
Weight Maximum Approximately 430,000 lbs
Maximum Speed Approximately 75 MPH
Number of Axles 6
*  Battery to supply energy to all four powered axles
Grant Partners BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the California Air Resources Board
Test Date Completed in April 2021
Test Route Barstow-to-Stockton Route
Route Length 350 miles
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