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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by reaperducer on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:26PM (#16032760)
In the cities I've lived in over the last 15 years, probably 90% of the taxis have been hybrid. I've seen FedEx, and even Coca-Cola running electric delivery trucks in urban areas.

I think a wholesale shift from gas/diesel to electric is a long way off, but certainly it seems that electric/hybrid is the end of compressed natural gas vehicles.

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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by Animats on Saturday December 30, 2017 @12:37AM (#16034013)
Shenzhen just converted their entire bus fleet, 30,000 buses, to all electric.
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Re:The Near Future of Electric Cars: Many Models, Few Buyers by reaperducer on Sunday December 31, 2017 @10:00PM (#16044419)
Seattle, Vancouver, and other cities with abundant hydroelectric power have had electric bus fleets since at least the 1960's. Probably earlier. The only difference now is that instead of running wires overhead, you have to install charging stations.
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