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So becuase we get our electricity form burning natural gas, and natural gas buses exist, I'm really curious what the emmisions profile looks like between the 2 choices, and total life cycle costs including purchase price and fuel/electricity usage. I'd hope they did this analysis.
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I haven't seen one for Calgary, but Seattle which plans to replace all of its diesel-hybrid buses, the total life-cycle costs are so high in the moderate (most likely) scenario that its bus fleet will shrink by about 25% without additional sources of funding.
https://seattletransitblog.com/2020/...-all-electric/
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Into the budget debate comes a remarkable report from Metro, laying out the steep opportunity costs of a transition to all-electric. Under the most likely assumptions, battery electric buses and infrastructure are 53% more expensive than a diesel hybrid fleet. Even with societal benefits including emissions priced in, it’s 42% more expensive. The added cost of a 100% transition from hybrid to battery is enough to buy 237,000 service hours annually through 2040.
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