Posted on Feb 14, 2024
City of Edmonton's claim against electric bus manufacturer balloons to $82M | CBC News
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Nope it doesn't....and it doesn't work well over long distances either.
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Apparently this Canadian city forgot to include into its figures is that when its cold you will need heat which derives its power from the batteries thus reducing the range. At least my city has taken into account heat, AC and hilly routes into consideration and this is only for the small para-transit busses. The big busses will remain on natural gas as it's not feasible to go electric on the big busses given the hilly routes, requirements for heat in the winter, requirements for AC in the summer and down time to recharge. You canadians need to smarten up.
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Fifteen years Ago, Edmonton had trolley buses.
We did have the right idea, but now we have stupid electric buses.
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2015/05/19/when-trolleys-came-to-edmonton/
We did have the right idea, but now we have stupid electric buses.
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2015/05/19/when-trolleys-came-to-edmonton/
When Trolleys Came to Edmonton
For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an …
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