The electric vehicle can include: a payload interface, a payload suspension, a chassis, a set of bumpers, a sensor suite, a controller, a chassis suspension, and an electric powertrain. The electric vehicle 100 can optionally include a payload adapter, a power source, a cooling subsystem, and/or any other suitable components. The electric vehicle functions to structurally support a payload, such as a cargo container (e.g., intermodal container, ISO container, etc.), and/or to facilitate transportation of a payload via railway infrastructure.

The electric vehicle can include: a payload interface, a payload suspension, a chassis, a set of bumpers, a sensor suite, a controller, a chassis suspension, and an electric powertrain. The electric vehicle 100 can optionally include a payload adapter, a power source, a cooling subsystem, and/or any other suitable components. The electric vehicle functions to structurally support a payload, such as a cargo container (e.g., intermodal container, ISO container, etc.), and/or to facilitate transportation of a payload via railway infrastructure.

A running pattern creation device includes: a coordinate system that is formed of a positional coordinate axis and a vehicle velocity axis; a stopping avoidance zone position holding unit 1 configured to hold positional information on a stopping avoidance zone of a vehicle 8; a vehicle condition holding unit 2 configured to hold at least information on respective accelerations at an acceleration time, a deceleration time and a coasting time with respect to specification of the vehicle 8; a braking pattern creation unit 3 configured to create a braking pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and information on acceleration at the deceleration time; a coasting pattern creation unit 4 configured to create a coasting pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and the information on acceleration at the coasting time; an object region decision unit 5 configured to decide an object region 5 that is a region surrounded by the positional coordinate, the braking pattern and the coasting pattern; and a scheduled running pattern creation unit 6 configured to create a scheduled running pattern that is a running pattern avoiding the object region 5 and can be expressed by the coordinate system.

A running pattern creation device includes: a coordinate system that is formed of a positional coordinate axis and a vehicle velocity axis; a stopping avoidance zone position holding unit 1 configured to hold positional information on a stopping avoidance zone of a vehicle 8; a vehicle condition holding unit 2 configured to hold at least information on respective accelerations at an acceleration time, a deceleration time and a coasting time with respect to specification of the vehicle 8; a braking pattern creation unit 3 configured to create a braking pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and information on acceleration at the deceleration time; a coasting pattern creation unit 4 configured to create a coasting pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and the information on acceleration at the coasting time; an object region decision unit 5 configured to decide an object region 5 that is a region surrounded by the positional coordinate, the braking pattern and the coasting pattern; and a scheduled running pattern creation unit 6 configured to create a scheduled running pattern that is a running pattern avoiding the object region 5 and can be expressed by the coordinate system.

Long range, zero emission, battery-electric line haul locomotive, off-grid renewable energy recharging infrastructure and method of operation are presented. Proposed battery-electric locomotive (Neon Zero) designed to exceed performance and operational capabilities of current state-of-the-art diesel-electric interstate line-haul locomotives, such as Wabtec (former GE) Evolution ET44AC series (USA), and EMD SD70ACe-T4 series from Electro-Motive Diesel (USA). Competitively priced with Tier 4+ diesel-electric locomotives, with affordable off-grid renewable energy recharging infrastructure, absolute zero emission, improved productivity, and huge savings on fuel cost (5+ times), maintenance (2+ times), and cabin crew expenses (up to 2 times) make proposed Neon Zero locomotive natural choice for replacement of diesel-electric locomotives worldwide, and particularly in North America railroad freight service. The Neon Zero locomotives and nationwide recharging infrastructure will bring dramatic benefits to railroads, shippers and the public, more significant than switching from steam to diesel-electric locomotives. Enabling technology for practical battery-electric, long range line haul locomotive will be a new generation of low cost/high specific energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt batteries with high nickel/low cobalt content such as NMC 811, or similar chemistry. Such battery cells are coming into mass production around 2025, and soon will be available from all major battery manufacturers. First time in the history of electric vehicles, including locomotives, NMC 811 battery-powered vehicles will cost less than similar vehicles powered by diesel engines.

Long range, zero emission, battery-electric line haul locomotive, off-grid renewable energy recharging infrastructure and method of operation are presented. Proposed battery-electric locomotive (Neon Zero) designed to exceed performance and operational capabilities of current state-of-the-art diesel-electric interstate line-haul locomotives, such as Wabtec (former GE) Evolution ET44AC series (USA), and EMD SD70ACe-T4 series from Electro-Motive Diesel (USA). Competitively priced with Tier 4+ diesel-electric locomotives, with affordable off-grid renewable energy recharging infrastructure, absolute zero emission, improved productivity, and huge savings on fuel cost (5+ times), maintenance (2+ times), and cabin crew expenses (up to 2 times) make proposed Neon Zero locomotive natural choice for replacement of diesel-electric locomotives worldwide, and particularly in North America railroad freight service. The Neon Zero locomotives and nationwide recharging infrastructure will bring dramatic benefits to railroads, shippers and the public, more significant than switching from steam to diesel-electric locomotives. Enabling technology for practical battery-electric, long range line haul locomotive will be a new generation of low cost/high specific energy Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt batteries with high nickel/low cobalt content such as NMC 811, or similar chemistry. Such battery cells are coming into mass production around 2025, and soon will be available from all major battery manufacturers. First time in the history of electric vehicles, including locomotives, NMC 811 battery-powered vehicles will cost less than similar vehicles powered by diesel engines.

A driving control method and apparatus for a vehicle, and a vehicle are provided, and relate to the field of vehicle control. The vehicle includes at least two carriages, and the driving control method includes the following steps: obtaining battery level information of a power battery corresponding to each of the carriages; obtaining at least one of a level allocated to each carriage or a payload allocated to each carriage according to the battery level information of the power battery corresponding to each carriage; and obtaining an output torque of each carriage according to the at least one of the level allocated to each carriage or the payload allocated to each carriage.

A vehicle has an electric traction chain to supply a drive torque to the wheels, and an energy management system comprising: a generator set configured to generate a first supply voltage and mechanically disconnected from the wheels in every operating condition; a battery storage assembly configured to generate a second supply voltage; a control unit that implements operative conditions of the vehicle, including: (i) powering the electrical traction chain with the first supply voltage; (ii) powering the electrical traction chain with the second supply voltage; (iii) recharging the storage assembly with a network voltage external to the vehicle and coming from a catenary; (iv) recharging the storage assembly with the first supply voltage; and (v) recharging the storage assembly with a recovered voltage generated by the traction chain operating as an electrical generator.

A rail-mounted rail processing machine has at least one traction motor and with at least one working unit for processing tracks, a permanent energy source, an electrical energy storage and a current collector. The components are connected to a common direct current network via power converters. In order to create a rail-mounted rail processing machine that allows low-maintenance and environmentally friendly operation of working aggregates with strongly varying peak loads without having to accept losses in the processing quality, the permanent energy source is a fuel cell which feeds at least one base load of the working unit into the direct current network via one of the power converters. To cover peak loads of at least the working unit, buffer energy of the electrical energy storage acting as a buffer store is feedable into the direct current network via an associated one of the power converters.

A rail-mounted rail processing machine has at least one traction motor and with at least one working unit for processing tracks, a permanent energy source, an electrical energy storage and a current collector. The components are connected to a common direct current network via power converters. In order to create a rail-mounted rail processing machine that allows low-maintenance and environmentally friendly operation of working aggregates with strongly varying peak loads without having to accept losses in the processing quality, the permanent energy source is a fuel cell which feeds at least one base load of the working unit into the direct current network via one of the power converters. To cover peak loads of at least the working unit, buffer energy of the electrical energy storage acting as a buffer store is feedable into the direct current network via an associated one of the power converters.