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Re:Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check – Clea...
on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:30AM (#43735060)
Maybe? Problem is either that it can be and is always disabled by driver, or it's very quiet, because I as a healthy man in their 20s, hear the pavement tire noise before any other noise, and the car is already really close at that point
Re:Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check – Clea...
on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:19AM (#43735014)
>we have so far really dropped the ball on level 1 electric vehicle chargers at offices
Our govt. really did a disservice to transition to EVs by slapping on a big tax to anyone even brushing against a charger at work: 120€/year
Re:Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check – Clea...
on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:07AM (#43734968)
There's a similar danger with very quiet and/or electric cars where people near the school barely hear them coming and need more attention to keep themselves safe. Avoiding an older gas or diesel car is practically automatic as you can hear their speed, acceleration and location comparatively far away. I think EV manufacturers have added some sort of noise to low speed driving, but I haven't heard anything beyond one being right behind me
Re:Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check – Clea...
on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:04AM (#43734959)
Hopefully in a way not tied to some commercial third party. People should be able to reliably go to public school without having to accept an arbitrary third party contract