Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an exclusive agreement to create a hub in the North East to develop battery packs to power zero-emission trains.
With almost two-thirds (58%) of the UK’s 20,000-mile rail network not electrified and with the government setting ambitious decarbonisation targets, Hitachi Rail analysis estimates the potential market for Hyperdrive and Hitachi’s battery technology is more than 400 trains. The two North East manufacturers will now accelerate the creation of batteries that can be mass-produced to…
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