South Korea Launches First Electric Bus Fleet 168
An anonymous reader writes "The Seoul Metropolitan Government just rolled out the world's first commercial all-electric bus service. The buses were designed to be as efficient as possible — each bus can run up to about 52 miles on a single charge and they have a maximum speed of about 62 miles per hour. The vehicles' lithium-ion battery packs can be fully charged in less than 30 minutes and they also feature regenerative braking systems that reuse energy from brakes when running downhill."
Re:Useless (Score:5, Insightful)
52 miles could be a days driving for a bus in Seoul.
Re:How could battery more green than wire? (Score:5, Insightful)
Because running wires everywhere costs a lot more than putting some batteries on the buses?
I am going to bet those Korean engineers thought about this just a little more than you.
Re:How could battery more green than wire? (Score:5, Insightful)
Cables have their advantages, and a city with cables in place would probably do better to keep them. I would think most places would be better off starting an electric bus system from scratch without cables.