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well I would think school buses and even metro transit buses would make better options. School buses because they travel fixed routes, have specific points they
by Shivetya 10y ago
well I would think school buses and even metro transit buses would make better options. School buses because they travel fixed routes, have specific points they will sit awhile (schools/depots/etc) and the fuel price fluctuations clobber systems.
- Symbiote 10y agoThere are plenty of hybrid buses in Europe, in some cities the entire fleet, though only a few places are using full battery-electric ones. (Example in Gothenburg [1]). Even hybrid buses are a big improvement — the batteries can be used to accelerate away from stops, so you don't get exhaust in your face after alighting. In Eastern Europe there are some trollybus systems, for example in Bratislava [2]. I like this -- no pollution in the city, and lighter vehicles with good acceleration and no rumbling engine. [1] http://www.goteborgelectricity.se/en/node/19505/about-electric-bus http://www.goteborgelectricity.se/en/node/19505/about-electr... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport_in_Bratislava#/media/File:DUOBUS_Bratislava.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport_in_Bratislava...
- koenigdavidmj 10y agoTrolleybuses exist in the US too in a couple of cities. SF and Seattle both really like them because they have all their torque available from a standstill, unlike ICE buses, so they are great on our absurd hills. Seattle's new ones also have batteries so that they can run off-wire if they need to detour.