lmika
lmika

The electrification of large vehicles is continuing. For the first time, I just saw and not heard an EV bus. Must say that seeing a bus accelerate out of a roundabout without hearing a loud diesel engine was a unique experience.

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odd
odd

@lmika That sounds lovely! More of this, please! They have a few on bio-gas here, and it’s better than nothing, but EV buses would be nice. Yeah, and trucks! 🚚💨

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@odd @lmika they have had electric buses in regular traffic in Umeå for at least 5 years, probably longer

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odd
odd

@jemostrom We’re lagging behind, as usual. Hope they will get the infrastructure and plans to realize this soon.

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lmika
lmika

@odd Oh yes! Nothing but upsides with this.

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lmika
lmika

@jemostrom Yeah, no surprise that we’re lagging behind as well. We do have electric trams but, of course, they need rails. As someone who occasionally needs to take the bus, and wishing that a tram was available, this feels like the next best thing.

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@lmika @odd well, not all buses are electric but some. They have been experimenting with different types of buses for quite some time. The electric buses have had major problems, and 4-5 years ago it was common with articles in the local press about all the problems they had. But I don't remember seeing this the last few years. I have to admit that I don't use the city buses, I usually walk instead.

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teisam
teisam

@odd In 2021 40% of the red buses were electric.

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odd
odd

@teisam Oh, I didn’t know that.

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