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>It is range that is the problem. I'm surprised... urban bus speeds in the US are below 15 mph, see below, so even a 180 mile range should give over 12 hrs ope
by D_Alex 7y ago
>It is range that is the problem.
I'm surprised... urban bus speeds in the US are below 15 mph, see below, so even a 180 mile range should give over 12 hrs operation.
Electric buses are very efficient on hills and in stop-start conditions, btw.
http://cityobservatory.org/urban-buses-are-slowing-down/ http://cityobservatory.org/urban-buses-are-slowing-down/
- clouddrover 7y ago> Electric buses are very efficient on hills Electric buses struggle on hills. LA Metro found their BYD electric buses would stall on hills. BYD's response was that "Metro drove BYD’s buses on hills that were too steep": https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-electric-buses-20180520-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-electric-buses-201...