Definition of electrification
1 : an act or process of electrifying
2 : the state of being electrified
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The electrification project will cost nearly $2 billion and replace at least some of Caltrain’s diesel locomotives with electric trains that can accelerate faster, thereby reducing travel times.
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Interest in floating plants is rising as more developing and remote communities push toward electrification, and the struggling nuclear industry tries to build smaller plants.
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There is mounting agreement among automakers, policymakers and environmentalists that the electrification of the automobile is inevitable and most of the major automakers are developing hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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