[EVDL] "Green Envy" is off to Lake Gairner, South Australia!

2020-02-21 Thread Bill Dube via EV
The Green Envy is the ~1000 HP "version 2.0" of the ~400 HP KillaJoule purpose built electric land speed streamliner motorcycle. Our container packed with the Green Envy and its support equipment left this morning from our shop in Auckland and is headed to the port to travel by sea to Adelaide

Re: [EVDL] Seattle area to have 100% electric buses by 2035

2020-02-21 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
Seattle hasn't lost any of its electric trolleys and all the overhead wires are still there and in use. But the vast majority of the fleet is diesel. Can't speak for Vancouver. I think battery EV buses are going to prove more practical. The wires prevent route changes, buses can't pass each ot

Re: [EVDL] Seattle area to have 100% electric buses by 2035

2020-02-21 Thread Jan Steinman via EV
> From: "Peri Hartman" > > They have been testing 3 proterra buses with 25 mile range I really do not understand why they have ditched the mains for battery power. Not too long ago, electric busses were common in this part of the country — all run by mains. There were overhead wires all over S

[EVDL] Seattle area to have 100% electric buses by 2035

2020-02-21 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/king-county-metro-bus-fleet-will-be-electrified-by-2035/ https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/king-county-could-bump-up-metro-electrification-deadlines/ Originally, the plan was to electrify by 2040 but a proposal (I think this has to pass in the King county coun