Sitting at the back inside one of Essen's dual mode duobuses on route 145 on a mixed mode journey involving both diesel and electric traction. Note how although when in electric trolleybus mode it is far from silent the motor and transmission noises are considerably more agreeable than the deafening roar of the diesel engine. Also note how when not moving in electric mode there is virtually no noise – unlike when stationary in diesel mode when it is still consuming fuel and polluting both …

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5 comments for “Essen dual-mode-bus diesel / electric comparison”

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yourminton

buney boyle a.q …
buney boyle a.q enbı leri

March 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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citytransportinfo

much better ways to …
much better ways to power transport in the busy city streets!

(better for human health – as diesel buses can never be truly clean, and their exhuast fumes make people ill)

Simon

March 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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exodus1midwife

Electric vehicles’ …
Electric vehicles’ power is generated by stationary plants that “scrub” the exhaust. Still produces CO2, CO, but not in the middle of the city. Part of the power is produced by hydroelectric. In some regions part is produced by wind and solar, eliminating pollution & greenhouse gas (CO2).

March 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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citytransportinfo

Thanks! But alas …
Thanks! But alas like most cities which use trams they are guilty of double-standards whereby the trams are electric and do not pollute their local environments, whilst the buses are diesel, and spew out noxious fumes which harm people’s health.

Simon

March 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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trolleyboy278

this shows that if …
this shows that if Essen had carried on with the duo bus experiment they would today have a quiet and fast urban transport as an alternative to the trams … instead of the noisy polluting diesels they are saddled with.

March 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm

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