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[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 26 points 19 hours ago (12 children)

I am for electrification but I just can't get behind electric buses.

My city made some study last year and the best way forward in terms of public transport is expansion of trolley bus network. With batteries and constant use it just doesn't make much economic sense. If you can build the wiring it is much better in long run. You don't have to have 100% coverage, 70+% is enough for partial battery powered trolley bus, then it starts to be economically feasible in the operating cost sense.

Also they will need to build some kind of metro system - probably as an extension of commuter trains.

[–] groet@feddit.org 9 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

Isn't a trolley bus just an electric bus with a "antenna" on top to charge its battery from an overhead cable?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 12 hours ago

Yes, and they're much cheaper and last longer, since they don't need big batteries

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