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Believing the tracks would bear up, Kumar also made the trains heavier and increased the load they could carry from 54 tons per wagon to 68 tons.
FORBES: On the Right Track
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We are quite a way yet from solar-powered cars, which still have to get past the issues of speed and load capacity (the heavier the vehicle, the slower you go).
CNN: All About: Greener driving
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By sizing this vehicle for internal carriage, the full tactical and operational benefits of the Osprey's speed -- approximately 270 knots in its conventional aircraft mode -- can be exploited, instead of having to externally sling-load the larger and heavier HMMWV at a much reduced range and speed.
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