Tesla starts running electric ‘Hypertrain’ at German factory
The train is manufactured by Siemens and is called Mireo Plus B. Power is provided by Toshiba's lithium-titanium oxide batteries. The German state of Baden-Württemberg has leased the train to Tesla. Tesla has begun operating a train in Germany, aptly called the "Giga Train." However, all is not as it seems, as this is not a train designed, developed or built by the electric car maker. It doesn't even own it. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:()}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("4d84e4c9 -9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657"); } }); The train made its debut in early August and is designed specifically to transport employees at the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin. It runs from the existing Elkner station and stops at the factory's new station, Tesla South Station. It is expected to eventually transport 4,500 employees to the site each day and will help reduce the need for parking spaces at the factory, also removing some cars from…