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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by imtringued on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:56AM (#20713606)
Time spent producing noise in a given location decreases with speed. The worst thing in terms of noise is not a car passing by every 10 seconds. It's a bus idling for 2 minutes in front of you.
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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by pjc50 on Friday August 16, 2019 @06:36AM (#20713769)
We now have hybrid buses that shut off at idle. Simple and effective noise reduction.
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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by concert-gilled on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:29PM (#20717401)
We also have fully electric buses.

https://www.volvobuses.com/en-en/our-offering/buses/e-mobili...

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