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I wonder how EVs really compare to trolleybuses (tech from XX century) pollution and money-wise? EVs have more route flexibility, and don't need expensive infr

I wonder how EVs really compare to trolleybuses (tech from XX century) pollution and money-wise? EVs have more route flexibility, and don't need expensive infrastructure, but they need expensive (and polluting) batteries and spend idle time charging. The city I live in ponders EV-Trolleybus hybrid. I can routinely see them minding their business with poles down. Still I'm not really sure if they'll waste a lot of time manually setting it up and down and whether pure EV is a better idea.

baybal2 8y ago
Shenzhen already tried trams, they can't survive local driving etiquette at all. The few tram lines are all in outskirts of the city.
- doombolt 8y ago
  Trolleybuses are not trams - you can still block them, but it takes much more effort. With Chinese city density and love of infrastructure I would have expected them to have a massive number of trolleybuses.
  - baybal2 8y ago
    I think they wouldn't survive either.