Large coal plants are more efficient than internal combustion; electric drivetrains are more efficient than gasoline or diesel. Slow, frequently stopped vehicl

Large coal plants are more efficient than internal combustion; electric drivetrains are more efficient than gasoline or diesel. Slow, frequently stopped vehicles like buses derive the maximum benefit from electrification. And their emissions improve automatically as the grid improves. You could easily schedule bus recharging to occur during maximum solar electricity generation times, as it falls between morning and evening peak times. Each bus in the fleet just needs one hour downtime in the middle of the day to recharge; that’s only a 25% downtime ratio across a 4 to 5 hour window of opportunity.