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Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by benj111 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @02:49PM (#20297338)
I can't speak for the relative costs but adding a bigger battery adds cost, it also adds weight which increases the motor size you need, further increasing costs, it also increases wear and tear on the road.

Also the article mentioned $1.5million for infrastructure to charge 20 buses. Ideally you'd want that running 24/7, not lying dormant for 16 hours a day.

And lastly, you're adding a massive single point of failure. What if the power goes out overnight? Suddenly you don't have any buses the next day.

Ps I like the idea of buses going to sleep at night :)

Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by belenos46 on Friday June 28, 2019 @08:55AM (#20303751)
Why would it increase the motor size significantly? Even low voltage electric motors have insane torque compared to fossil fuel engines.
Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by benj111 on Friday June 28, 2019 @10:23AM (#20304561)
Well its like the tyranny of the rocket equation. Yes the size increase isnt linear, but it isn't a free lunch either.

Don't forget, once you've added an extra tonne of batteries your suspension and chassis need upgrading (ie get heavier) to compensate, so you need to add more batteries to compensate....