Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
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Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
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Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#2Another concept for V2G possibilities, perhaps with more predictability and utility than personal vehicle V2G.
No info on battery longevity, and the economic analysis assunes a 14-year vehicle lifespan.
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#3An electric-grid bus system is highly successful in Seattle. They reviewed the "trolleybus" system in 2011 and it continues to operate.
http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/projects/trolleyevaluation.ht...
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#4An electric-grid bus system is highly successful in Seattle. They reviewed the "trolleybus" system in 2011 and it continues to operate. http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/projects/trolleyevaluation.ht...
Also in san francisco. Also all over eastern europe. These trolleybuses are really good in places with hills because electric engines have very nice fat torque curves. If you put an internal combustion engine bus on the hills of SF there will be a lot of smoke, noise and gear grinding.
However the existing trolleybuses require overhead wires which are unsightly and become very expensive for places with lower population densities. This talks about running buses off batteries which is relatively new.
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#5Funny that a guy named Firestone is hyping it, considering what happened the last time grid-connected electric vehicles became popular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#6An electric-grid bus system is highly successful in Seattle. They reviewed the "trolleybus" system in 2011 and it continues to operate. http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/projects/trolleyevaluation.ht...
Boston also has these, some are still diesel, though.
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#7Here in the UK, most cities have at least some form of much-marketed hybrid bus. I'm not sure how much they save, but obviously there's an incentive to at least try it out.
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#8Funny that a guy named Firestone is hyping it, considering what happened the last time grid-connected electric vehicles became popular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
...allegedly. It's got "conspiracy" in the title for a reason.
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#9Here in the UK, most cities have at least some form of much-marketed hybrid bus. I'm not sure how much they save, but obviously there's an incentive to at least try it out.
NYC, under Bloomberg, invested grandly in hybrid buses, but after several years the MTA decided to go back to diesel, blaming lack of reliability:
http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-city-scrapping-nearly-fourth...
Re: Grid-connected Electric Buses Could Displace Diesels
#10Funny that a guy named Firestone is hyping it, considering what happened the last time grid-connected electric vehicles became popular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
...allegedly. It's got "conspiracy" in the title for a reason.
The word "conspiracy" does not imply lack of evidence (although it's often used that way in popular culture). In fact, "conspiracy" is a legal term [1] describing an illegal act of collusion.
And in this case, part of the conspiracy was confirmed by the court, and there were some convictions. From Wikipedia:
In 1949, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California,
Phillips Petroleum, GM and Mack Trucks were convicted
of conspiring to monopolize the sale of buses and
related products to local transit companies
controlled by NCL and other companies ...