• ödd (they/them)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    I wish we would spend that on maintenance and expansion of the electric trolleybuses. Makes more economic sense in comparison to electric battery electric buses. Or spend more on conventional buses and staff, since private car usage is far more environmentally damaging than a diesel bus fleet.

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      3 months ago

      Given every city has busses, I would think focusing on the would be better. Much more likely to electrify busses than roll out new rail based transit.

      • rarbg@lemmy.zip
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        3 months ago

        Idk battery electric buses have tire pollution and dirty batteries. (At least with catenary the battery is minimized) And the battery ones still use diesel for heating in northern winters. Trolleys don’t have either of those problems.