busthrowaway23

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   by busthrowaway23 2y ago

   This is highly regional - any major city with a decent transit system will have excellent bus routes in dense areas. Also, “operators” usually means bus drivers, not transit agencies
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   by busthrowaway23 2y ago

   Am I misunderstanding you about the 15 minutes interval? Every workday I take a one-seat King County Metro bus ride that lasts about 1 hr. The bus starts at a layover facility and ends at a different layover facility. I don’t see how this
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   by busthrowaway23 2y ago

   (At least in King County Metro) their newer diesel-electric buses are series hybrids that use electric motors for traction, and diesel generators to power a small battery. The drivetrain seems smart but maybe other agencies use it less? You
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   by busthrowaway23 2y ago

   (At least in King County Metro) the newer diesel-electric buses are series hybrids that use electric motors for traction, and diesel generators to power a small battery. So the low hanging fruit of electric traction was already “picked”.