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>they have proven at least as reliable as their diesel counterparts Things may have improved recently, but that certain was not the experience in Hong Kong: "

• melling 7y ago
  Most of those stories are from 2016. Technology improves over time. In 2011 there was a high-speed train crash in China and every questioned HSR in China. Today China had 19,000 miles of track and carries 2 billion passengers a year. It’s not hard to believe that initial electric buses had a few problems.
  • clouddrover 7y ago
    > Most of those stories are from 2016. Here are a couple from 2018 and 2019: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-electric-buses-20180520-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-electric-buses-201... https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/01/electric-bus-battery-recharge-new-flyer-byd-proterra-beb/577954/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/01/electric-bus-... > Technology improves over time. This is bus technology, not rocket surgery. The BYD buses in Albuquerque had door malfunctions, cracked and missing welds, brake issues, exposed high voltage cables, etc.: https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/news/mayor-tim-keller-byd-will-be-held-accountable-in-court https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/news/mayor-tim-keller-byd-will-be... This doesn't have anything to do with the technology. It's just bad bus manufacturing.
    • Reason077 7y ago
      ”The BYD buses in Albuquerque had door malfunctions, cracked and missing welds, brake issues, exposed high voltage cables, etc” Much of London’s electric bus fleet uses the BYD battery & drivetrain in combination with an ADL (Alexander Dennis) bus body. These units seem to be reliable and well-regraded.
      • clouddrover 7y ago
        Again, show me some links. Here are the bus inspection reports from Albuquerque. They're not great: https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/build-your-dreams-mechanic-inspection-reports https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/build-your-dreams-mechanic-inspec...
        • melling 7y ago
          China has almost 400,000 electric busses. https://electrek.co/2019/03/20/chinese-electric-buses-oil/ https://electrek.co/2019/03/20/chinese-electric-buses-oil/ How are those working?
          • clouddrover 7y ago
            You tell me. Just saying there are 400,000 doesn't speak to their quality or reliability.
            • londons_explore 7y ago
              If you have 400,000, you might care less about reliability. If there is always another spare, a few breakdowns each day don't matter as much as they do in a smaller fleet.
  • krak12 7y ago
    If you country keep stealing technology eventually you will make it, no worries about that