• 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.

    • A_Chilean_Cyborg
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, but EBs also run on electricity and require no further infrastructure.

      Santiago has 300 bus lines.