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They are better for the local environment. They usually run of off electricity instead of diesel. That's a significant win for streetcars over buses.
by pwthornton 11y ago
They are better for the local environment. They usually run of off electricity instead of diesel. That's a significant win for streetcars over buses.
- icebraining 11y agoNowadays there's a fix for that: trolleybuses with batteries. Still much more flexibility than streetcars, while running off of electricity.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agoI was wondering whatever happened to the potential for CNG buses. And I found this link http://cleantechnica.com/2015/06/10/electric-buses-beat-cng-buses-mile-nearly-6/ http://cleantechnica.com/2015/06/10/electric-buses-beat-cng-... which makes the case that they could be replaced by electric.