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coolbuskid
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Posted - 01/01/2015 :  2:16:53 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
All-Electric buses operating in the Gilroy Unified School District of California, charged with energy from solar panels, reduce the costs associated with diesel fuel purchases and without the need for overhead electric lines to run a zero-emissions vehicle:

http://www.motorweek.org/features/green_motoring/clean-cities-electric-school-buses

krmvcs
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Posted - 07/16/2015 :  10:54:22 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
solar panels "help" to charge. doubtful the solar panels generate a significant portion of the energy needed to charge the batteries. its a cool idea though. not exactly a "zero emissions" vehicle when considering how the electricity is generated.

-Ken-
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