The article says: "And the fact that an electric vehicle is charging itself
through adiesel-run generator is ironic, at the least. Especially since the
amount of
range from the charge that would have been generated from the generator with
proportion to the diesel it would have consumed, would have been
significantly lesser than the distance the bus would have actually covered
using the same amount of fuel. We also have to consider the fact that a
diesel generator pollutes way more than a vehicle plying on public roads as
the vehicle has to at least meet the current emission norms."
I doubt this is true. My little car will go 81 miles on the electricity from a
diesel generator burning 1.6 gallons of diesel. I doubt I could drive 81 miles
in a diesel version of this car on 1.6 gallons that would be 50mpg.
On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 10:10:21 AM CDT, brucedp5 via EV
<[email protected]> wrote:
https://www.news18.com/news/auto/pune-electric-bus-seen-charging-through-a-generator-that-runs-on-diesel-watch-video-2343281.html
Pune Electric Bus Seen Charging Through a Generator – That Runs on Diesel:
Watch Video
October 12, 2019
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Seriously? @PMCPune
Using a diesel generator to charge e-bus?
Why on earth someone would do that?
Polluting atmosphere to charge bus battery and then using electronic bus to
save
atmosphere?@PuneCityTraffic@ThePuneMirror@punedaily@AnilShiroleBJP@MlaJagdishMulik
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Delhi to Beat Pollution With Electric Bus Service | JBM Solaris Eco-Life
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The whole idea of an electric bus is aimed at reducing the pollution levels
in the city but turns out, an electric bus in Pune was actually charging
itself through a generator that burns diesel to give the required
electricity.
While most of us would agree that air pollution is a concern that needed to
be tackled yesterday, it seems, the idea of deputing electric buses on road
to tackle air pollution may not have been that successful. A video doing the
rounds on social media showcases an electric bus from Pune Mahanagar
Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) topping up its batteries not from an
electric charger, but a diesel-guzzling generator instead. This comes after
PMPML had inducted some electric buses to its fleet earlier this year in
order to combat pollution.
As can be seen in the video, the PMPML logo on the bus is clearly visible
and the electric bus itself is parked in an unidentifiable location. The
charging cables are connected to the bus, however, the other end of the
cables are sourcing energy from a generator.
While to be fair, PMPML is not directly charging the bus and it could be
down to the driver who could have made a choice to charge the electric bus
through a generator, it does clearly shows the lack of the availability of
an infrastructure to support electric vehicles which could be one of the
reasons why the drivers are resorting to such measures.
And this stems down to range anxiety, the underlying problem with electric
vehicles that is perhaps the biggest hurdle that they are yet to overcome.
While there has been a lot of innovation and improvement in the battery and
charging technology used by electric vehicles in the past few years, the
availability of the charging infrastructure is arguably still in its nascent
stage. And the fact that an electric vehicle is charging itself through a
diesel-run generator is ironic, at the least. Especially since the amount of
range from the charge that would have been generated from the generator with
proportion to the diesel it would have consumed, would have been
significantly lesser than the distance the bus would have actually covered
using the same amount of fuel. We also have to consider the fact that a
diesel generator pollutes way more than a vehicle plying on public roads as
the vehicle has to at least meet the current emission norms.
[© news18.com]
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https://www.carscoops.com/2019/10/hundreds-of-germans-lose-their-drivers-license-for-using-e-scooters-at-oktoberfest/
Hundreds Of Germans Lose Their Driver’s License For Using E-Scooters At
Oktoberfest
October 8, 2019 ... During an Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, 414 people
were caught scooting under the influence ... 254 of those people ended up
losing their driver’s license ...
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