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minus-squareEinskjaldi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoEfficiency drops significantly as you go faster than 50mph, so they would be more practical for city cars that don’t do a lot of time on the highway.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 hours agosounds like a great use case for a city bus or battery powered tram.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 hours agoIt’s so stupid that we ditched electricity powered trams and buses through wires.
minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoYes and no. Electric vehicles are good, though it’s not exactly a safety feature to have exposed wiring.
Efficiency drops significantly as you go faster than 50mph, so they would be more practical for city cars that don’t do a lot of time on the highway.
sounds like a great use case for a city bus or battery powered tram.
It’s so stupid that we ditched electricity powered trams and buses through wires.
Yes and no. Electric vehicles are good, though it’s not exactly a safety feature to have exposed wiring.