• A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl
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    1 year ago

    here in Santiago we have more than 1000 Electric Buses In operation, they work great.

    Trolleys can’t divert trough an alternative route if the original route got blocked somehow (for example it got barricaded.) wich is a common occurrence here in Santiago.

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      1 year ago

      I’m Czech and my city has a trolleybus network. Every single trolleybus has either a) diesel engine or b) battery backup, depends on their age. Hell, there are even entire lines where 1/3rd they run on batteries. But, they can be smaller, so the vehicle is lighter.

      • A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl
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        1 year ago

        that still doesn’t adress the cost of implementing it on the more than 300 bus routes there are in Santiago or how probable is that the infrastructure would get damaged or destroyed every time there are protests.

        • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          its not that costly tonimplement. Why do you think they were implemented back then, instead of running everything on diesel engines?

          The upfrontninvestment might be higher, but the running costs are lower, since the electricity is far mor energy efficient and electric engines need way less maintenance than IC-engines.