Thread: Arn't all new buses in London supposed to be hybrids?
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Old February 22nd 17, 09:41 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Arn't all new buses in London supposed to be hybrids?
On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:05:28 -0800 (PST)
Paul Corfield wrote:
the bus market - there are very few viable hybrid single deck buses and ev=
en fewer all electric or hydrogen buses. China seems to have a monopoly on=
producing electric single deckers (see those on the 507/521) and I don't t=

European manufacturers caught napping. They only have themselves to blame.
Though I suppose given the prevalence of trolleybuses in Europe the battery
bus market probably isn't huge over there.

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