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Are trolleys more efficient than buses, pound for pound? Especially after you factor in the capital expenditure needed to build out the trolley lines? I find it
by Tyrek 8y ago
Are trolleys more efficient than buses, pound for pound? Especially after you factor in the capital expenditure needed to build out the trolley lines? I find it hard to believe that a niche technology (trolleys) would be more efficient overall (impact * quantity) than buses, which are everywhere.
Buses are probably an 'easier' problem, but it's much easier to pitch selling self-driving cars to individual consumers rather than to government procurement budgets. Also, I suspect the bus problem space introduces additional issues such as <what to do when some asshole is parked in the bus bay>.
- TomMarius 8y agoBut the trolleys are already in place in many places around the world...?
- hencq 8y agoYou seem to be thinking of trams, while nimos is talking about trolleybuses, which are buses that draw their power from overhead wires [0]. Specifically they're suggesting that a hybrid option with batteries would reduce the need for wires everywhere (just run on battery power), but would still allow the buses to charge while connected to the overhead wire. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybus