10 ms·

I think that's a good point. Though isn't that part of a more complex calculation? Gothenburg already has an electric tram service, which uses a pantograph to

by dalke 11y ago

I think that's a good point. Though isn't that part of a more complex calculation? Gothenburg already has an electric tram service, which uses a pantograph to connect to overhead power lines. They already have the staff with experience similar to what's needed for an electric bus which charges up at the end-points. But in a city which doesn't have that infrastructure or experience, or which may have difficulties in getting the rights to install new power systems at the stopping points, it may be more cost effective to use a bus that can be in service for a longer time before recharging.

betimsl 11y ago
> Though isn't that part of a more complex calculation? It is, but it's not a big problem. The vehicle/bus will have to be serviced every N Kms, at this point, the garage will know either to put a bigger battery in it or to put a smaller one -- this decision would be generated from a sophisticated algorithm which crunches all the measurement data taken from that route, and measuring these KPI nowadays are proven to be cheap. Second thing. In the future when people become more aware/educated about carbon footprint and pollution this wouldn't be a problem. And that future is more near than ever, look at the VW scandal.