Calgary Transit goes electric as feds commit additional $325M for zero-emission buses (globalnews.ca)

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[-] Kyle@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I'm curious where the batteries will come from and what the maintenance for those will be like. Hopefully it's something manageable.

[-] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I wonder if they'll have those electric brake sounds the train does. Mmmmeeeeeeeeppp

[-] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Probably China, like all other batteries. China has a huge fleet of electric busses already and has been running them for years. The logistical problems have already been solved, so it will largely be a matter of getting charging infrastructure built out at the transit sheds.

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