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Technology	evaluated	Overall Potential	-- show additional criterion -- Barriers Benefits (other than environmental) Energy efficiency (single vehicles) Status of development Technology field Vehicle - fix costs
Aluminium car-body		very promising
Single-axle bogies		very promising
Mechatronic innovations for future running gear		very promising
Bogie fairings		very promising
Double-decked stock		very promising
Wide-body stock		very promising
Multiple units (MUs) vs. loco-hauled trains		very promising
Medium-frequency transformer		very promising
HTSC transformer		very promising
IGBT		very promising
Switch-off of traction group		very promising
Ventilation control (in new stock)		very promising

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