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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1770810" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Well a new diesel bus costs about 250/280K and have probably gone up. Plus all the infrastructure involved using internal combustion engines. Fuel and oil aren't cheap, filters etc. And electrics have a lot less moving parts and are easier to work on. Lifespan should be improved.</p><p></p><p>There's reasons trains are powered by electric motors even when those motors are powered by diesel generators.</p><p></p><p>I also know there are downsides to electric. Battery disposal/recycle comes to mind.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what the actual figures are... but I'd like to see them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1770810, member: 42463"] Well a new diesel bus costs about 250/280K and have probably gone up. Plus all the infrastructure involved using internal combustion engines. Fuel and oil aren't cheap, filters etc. And electrics have a lot less moving parts and are easier to work on. Lifespan should be improved. There's reasons trains are powered by electric motors even when those motors are powered by diesel generators. I also know there are downsides to electric. Battery disposal/recycle comes to mind. I don't know what the actual figures are... but I'd like to see them. [/QUOTE]
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