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Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by rhinoceraptor on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:14PM (#20298826)
Some back of the envelope math:

Let's say the bus needs 50 miles of range, and it runs at 2 kWH per mile, so it needs a 100 kWH battery. Assuming 200Wh/kg density, the battery will be at minimum 500kg.

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Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by greglindahl on Thursday June 27, 2019 @08:09PM (#20300245)
Lots of EV cars have batteries that big.
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Re:Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses by rhinoceraptor on Thursday June 27, 2019 @11:30PM (#20301257)
Yes, and it’s a structural member of the car that can’t be easily swapped out.
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