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Old 07-09-2015, 04:24 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by para transit fellow View Post
A Canadian transit bus manufacturer is prototyping electric transit buses.

One concept has about hundred kilometers of range and a 4 hour recharge. For the transit industry that will fit with a morning and afternoon run to cover the peaks

The other concept is for the bus to drive 45 minutes and linger for 10 minutes which would allow the charging system to" top up " and run all day

If one where to incorporate a fast recharge to that electric truck... It could be very productive on a specifically scheduled route
You'd have to have 1/3 more buses and drivers to account for that idle time. I can't see how that would be cost effective. Transit isn't exactly flush with cash.
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