Marina Schwarz + 1,576 February 5, 2018 Their number will triple by 2025 to 1.2 million and 99% of this will be in China. What could go wrong, right? They'll need more coal for power generation, for one thing, I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 February 5, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 9:34 AM, Marina Schwarz said: Their number will triple by 2025 to 1.2 million and 99% of this will be in China. What could go wrong, right? They'll need more coal for power generation, for one thing, I guess. Expand Why can't we make coal busses and skip the interim step? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marina Schwarz + 1,576 February 6, 2018 Back to nature, that's right. It will save energy, actually, by cutting out several production lifecycle links. But Greenpeace will object, I'm afraid. They treat "back to nature" selectively. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 15, 2018 By then, where would the diesel and gasoline buses go? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM February 15, 2018 Unlikely.... Maybe in a few countries, but: 1. Oil lobby is very strong. 2. Developing countries won't be so ready to adopt to high cost of Electric Bus. 3. No technology in sight would allow uninterrupted intercity drive exceeding 500km. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites