London Banter - View Single Post - City plans to trial petrol and diesel ban

Graeme Wall · January 19th 19, 08:32 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 19/01/2019 08:57, MikeS wrote:
On 18/01/2019 16:21, Optimist wrote:
On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:22:33 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:06:37 -0000
"tim..." wrote:
"John Williamson" wrote in message
...
If I had an urgent appointment in Central London, I'd either use
public
transport or a pushbike, as they are the fastest ways to get round the
City. By about 2030, all buses will be electric, as will most cabs.

the problem is that this, and similar bans in other cities, aren't
being
proposed for 2030

they are being proposed for 2020

I'd love to see an electric bus that can make it up highgate or
hampstead or
muswell hill more than 2 or 3 times before requiring a recharge being
available by 2020. Its one thing running electric buses in nice flat
areas
such as southwark as is currently done, its quite another running
them up
1:10 hills.

As a kid I used the 654 trolley bus route which ran between Croydon
and Crystal Palace.Â* They
handled the climb up Anerley Hill with ease.Â* Then they were replaced
by motor buses, which on the
first day could not get up the hill.

Yes but trolley buses needed overhead wires. I remember the excitement
in my schoolboy days when the bus came off the wires. I think it could
move on its battery - about 10 yards on the flat.

Battery buses here in Guildford seem to cope with the hills with no
problems. They've just been introduced on the park and ride services
which all involve climbing hills many times a day.

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Graeme Wall
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