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Public transport emits far less per passenger. Public transport and last mile delivery are actually ripe for hybridisation and electrification because they spe

Public transport emits far less per passenger. Public transport and last mile delivery are actually ripe for hybridisation and electrification because they spend a lot of their time stopped. As for long haul delivery—take the Tesla Semi and add a small diesel electric generator. Now it can go all day and still emit far less than regular trucks. This, not pure electric, is where disruption will happen.

lazyjones 6y ago
> Public transport emits far less per passenger. Untrue. You're thinking of CO2, where this is debatable (for my city I ran the numbers, our diesel buses fare much worse than my EV per passenger). A modern EV will always beat a diesel bus at total emissions per passenger, simply because it doesn't emit most of the harmful stuff. > As for long haul delivery—take the Tesla Semi and add a small diesel electric generator. Now it can go all day and still emit far less than regular trucks. Most trucks in cities cover only small distances.
- sjwright 6y ago
  When I said "Public transport emits far less per passenger" I was not making an assertion about specific methods of locomotion. If you can claim to have an electric car, I can claim (with greater warrant, mind you) to have electric public transport. As it stands right now, public transport is SUBSTANTIALLY more electrified than passenger vehicles. Thus your insistence that we your electric passenger vehicle up against diesel powered public transport isn't just disingenuous, it's factually inverted. When I said "last mile delivery" I am referring to trucks in cities which cover small distances. Thus I don't understand what your point is when you reply to me with "Most trucks in cities cover only small distances." When I said "As for long haul delivery..." I am speaking about trucks outside of cities by definition. I referenced trucks which travel short distances in the prior paragraph. I'm sorry but I think you might have just entirely failed to read my post as it was written. Hopefully you were not having a stroke at the time of replying as I wish you to be well and uninjured.
  - lazyjones 6y ago
    > If you can claim to have an electric car, I can claim (with greater warrant, mind you) to have electric public transport. Then why did you disagree with my post calling for electrified public transport (by pointing out how it emits less per passenger)? > When I said "As for long haul delivery..." I am speaking about trucks outside of cities by definition. I was very specific in my post about "delivery trucks in the cities". I don't see why you felt you needed to explain to me something about long haul delivery, it's not relevant. > Hopefully you were not having a stroke at the time of replying as I wish you to be well and uninjured. Hopefully you don't expect me to read another of your posts or reply to one ever again. Grow up.
    - sjwright 6y ago
      Q.E.D.

lazyjones 6y ago

> Public transport emits far less per passenger. Untrue. You're thinking of CO2, where this is debatable (for my city I ran the numbers, our diesel buses fare much worse than my EV per passenger). A modern EV will always beat a diesel bus at total emissions per passenger, simply because it doesn't emit most of the harmful stuff. > As for long haul delivery—take the Tesla Semi and add a small diesel electric generator. Now it can go all day and still emit far less than regular trucks. Most trucks in cities cover only small distances.

sjwright 6y ago
When I said "Public transport emits far less per passenger" I was not making an assertion about specific methods of locomotion. If you can claim to have an electric car, I can claim (with greater warrant, mind you) to have electric public transport. As it stands right now, public transport is SUBSTANTIALLY more electrified than passenger vehicles. Thus your insistence that we your electric passenger vehicle up against diesel powered public transport isn't just disingenuous, it's factually inverted. When I said "last mile delivery" I am referring to trucks in cities which cover small distances. Thus I don't understand what your point is when you reply to me with "Most trucks in cities cover only small distances." When I said "As for long haul delivery..." I am speaking about trucks outside of cities by definition. I referenced trucks which travel short distances in the prior paragraph. I'm sorry but I think you might have just entirely failed to read my post as it was written. Hopefully you were not having a stroke at the time of replying as I wish you to be well and uninjured.
- lazyjones 6y ago
  > If you can claim to have an electric car, I can claim (with greater warrant, mind you) to have electric public transport. Then why did you disagree with my post calling for electrified public transport (by pointing out how it emits less per passenger)? > When I said "As for long haul delivery..." I am speaking about trucks outside of cities by definition. I was very specific in my post about "delivery trucks in the cities". I don't see why you felt you needed to explain to me something about long haul delivery, it's not relevant. > Hopefully you were not having a stroke at the time of replying as I wish you to be well and uninjured. Hopefully you don't expect me to read another of your posts or reply to one ever again. Grow up.
  - sjwright 6y ago
    Q.E.D.