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General information
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Description
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General criteria
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Status of development: in use |
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Time horizon for broad application: now |
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Expected technological development: basically exploited |
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Benefits (other than environmental): medium |
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Barriers: high |
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Applicability for railway segments: high |
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Type of traction: electric - DC, electric - AC, diesel
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Type of transportation: passenger - main lines, passenger - high speed, passenger - regional lines, passenger - suburban lines
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Grade of diffusion into railway markets:
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Diffusion into relevant segment of fleet: 5 - 20% |
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Share of newly purchased stock: < 20% |
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Market potential (railways): high |
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Environmental criteria
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Impacts on energy efficiency:
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Energy efficiency potential for single vehicle: > 10% |
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Energy efficiency potential throughout fleet: > 5% |
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Other environmental impacts: neutral |
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Economic criteria
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Vehicle - fix costs: low |
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Vehicle - running costs: significant reduction |
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Infrastructure - fix costs: strongly dependent on specific application |
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Infrastructure - running costs: unchanged |
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Scale effects: low |
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Amortisation: strongly dependent on specific application |
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall rating
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Overall potential: very promising |
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Time horizon: short-term |
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