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Campaigning for quiet, clean urban transport
Using Overhead Electric, Zero Emission Buses


The advantages of electric vehicles are - 
To the passenger -
Zero pollution emissions in the streets
Lowest possible noise levels
Powerful but smooth acceleration and braking
Sense of permanence of service
To the public generally -
Lowest possible emissions into the environment as a whole
Lowest possible consumption of non renewable resources
Lowest possible release of greenhouse gases like CO2
To the operator -
High mechanical reliability and efficiency
Long service life
No idling motor losses
Greater acceleration and hill climbing performance
Lower power costs
Lower maintenance costs

Public advantages relate to the greater efficiency at centralized power stations rather than power plants 'on-board' individual vehicles. The promise of 'Green' electricity, power from environmentally sound sources, considerably adds to the advantages.

The advantages of overhead electric vehicles are - 
Without any available practical battery or fuel cell technology, the only realistic way to use electricity in transport is to transmit power via overhead conductors. But where rail and tramway systems have considerable infrastructure costs, electric trolley vehicles have costs approaching one tenth of light rail systems and only a fifth greater than diesel buses. Installation is less disruptive and with 'environmental total costing' trolleybuses or Tbuses are the cheapest option.

Considerable advances in Tbus technology, such as much less obtrusive overhead, ac traction equipment and solid state sub-stations further enhance an already reliable system. Where tested (Vancouver), passengers prefer to ride on Tbuses and there is evidence (San Francisco, Seattle) of 10-15% increases in usage where Tbuses have been installed.

When the decision makers understand how enticing and cost-effective state-of-the-art electric trolleybuses can be and how to best implement them, they will be more inclined to push forward with road priority and traffic reduction schemes with these new forms of non-polluting urban transport. We are generating a vision for the planners and politicians to move towards.

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Buses are much more efficient in terms of road space and energy per passenger than cars. Zero emission electric buses take this advantage to the ultimate. For example, 1 vehicle in 20 traveling round Parliament Square is a bus and yet they carry 50% of the people. To encourage motorists to use buses more and drive less, new designs of buses need to provide the facilities people have got used to in their cars and avoid the pollution cars create. State-of-the-art electric buses will be a fundamental step in achieving a smooth, clean and quiet traveling experience.

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