Trolleybuses still require infrastructure wherever they run, hence in many cities in Europe they got replaced by trams as they seem to be more efficient (becaus

Trolleybuses still require infrastructure wherever they run, hence in many cities in Europe they got replaced by trams as they seem to be more efficient (because they're much longer than a bus). In Berlin there are already electric buses in operation on several lines (manufactured by Solaris, a Polish company and EVO bus, a Mercedes Benz subsidiary) and they will start experimenting with inductive charging soon. The idea is that you have a charging pad beneath each bus stop, where the short stops the bus makes would be sufficient to recharge the bus enough to keep it running all day. A single electric bus with charging station costs them about 600.000 € (https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article215300097/BVG-Busflotte-wird-bis-2030-unter-Strom-gesetzt.html https://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article215300097/BVG-Busflo...) btw. So about 1000 times my annual subscription :D They ordered 30 more that will be in service next year and plan to have their whole fleet electrified before 2030.