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MONTEVIDEO, Mar 24 2014 (IPS) - Uruguay plans to gradually replace oil-based fuels with electric energy in its public transport system, and is currently assessing the costs and benefits of the shift.
Tests indicate that the running costs of electric buses can be six- to eight-fold lower than for diesel buses.
For the last two years, studies have been under way on the potential benefits of adding electric vehicles to the public transport fleet in Montevideo, where half the countrys 3.3 million people live.
In late 2013, performance and range trials were carried out on an E6 model car and a K9 model bus made by the Chinese company BYD. The results were presented on Mar. 13.
The economic analysis of the performance of the electric vehicles, carried out by the city government, was positive. But mechanisms must be designed to face the initial investment and redefine the scope of subsidies and taxes.
http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/03/uruguays-public-transport-goes-electric/
And my RV salesman says electric would be too heavy and expensive and I wouldn't get the mileage .... ????
TexasTowelie
(112,343 posts)You also more likely to find yourself between charging stations in an RV compared to a city bus. However, I'm glad that it does appear to be a practical solution to wean the country off of fossil fuels.
MindMover
(5,016 posts)every place I stop has electric outlets for plug in ... my next RV is electric.
"When fully charged, the cars and buses have ranges of 300 and 250 kilometres, respectively."
TexasTowelie
(112,343 posts)Did you let your RV dealer know that beforehand that you aren't driving 400-500 miles per day and that you are in areas that have reliable power supplies? If you didn't then he may have thought that he was looking out for your best interests (and his best interests too) by selling you a gas/diesel model.