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  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I bet with the maintenance and fuel savings, the occasional charter would be cheaper over the lifetime of the bus.

    If not, replace your 30 diesel fleet with 25 electric and 5 diesel. Still a big win.

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        6 months ago

        Hopefully in a few years they’ll have some range extender carts the bus could pull behind it.

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            6 months ago

            Yeah, but you don’t always need such a large battery, and that takes way from the storage area, which is important for long trips.