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Re:Paris suspends electric bus fleet after two fires by ttoinou on Saturday April 30, 2022 @02:43PM (#31218184)
> don't polute the air

It does pollute the air, but not at the same place (where the energy is produced) and not where the bus is running (in town)

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Re:Paris suspends electric bus fleet after two fires by ReactiveJelly on Saturday April 30, 2022 @03:46PM (#31218679)
Pretty sure net pollution is reduced because power plants can burn fuels more efficiently than the ICE in a vehicle, and the power plants don't have to idle or waste energy with friction braking.

But I don't have a source on hand.

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Re:Paris suspends electric bus fleet after two fires by panick21_ on Sunday May 01, 2022 @12:16PM (#31226229)
Polluted air in high density city environments is far more damaging to far more people.

And much of the energy can come from renewables or whatever energy is available for cheap at night.

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