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It surprises me about the steep hills in Edinburgh. I would have thought that electric would be well suited to that. You've got large amounts of torque from t
by Lio 8y ago
It surprises me about the steep hills in Edinburgh. I would have thought that electric would be well suited to that.
You've got large amounts of torque from the electric motor to deal with the steep gradient going up and then you get regenerative braking coming down the other side.
It would be interesting to know the numbers involved.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoHills, torque, all that crap is a non issue. City buses, regardless of drive-train type, are limited in their acceleration first by what passengers will put up with and second by the amount of friction between the tires and the road. An old clapped out two stroke Detroit can still leave a stop fast enough to result in the passengers complaining.