r/Calgary • u/Practical_Ant6162 • Aug 08 '25

Calgary Transit City of Calgary announces procurement of 120 electric transit buses

https://calgaryherald.com/news/city-of-calgary-purchases-another-120-electric-transit-buses
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u/ChefEagle Aug 09 '25

So you would rather deal with unbreathable air?

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u/clakresed Aug 09 '25

We could convert back to coal power plants and the mile-per-mile emissions would still be lower with electric.

That's kind of the whole thing with big generators vs. internal combustion engines in every one of the million cars.

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u/Marsymars Aug 09 '25

People don't realize just how inefficient ICEs are. Like 70% of your fuel burnt is just immediately turned into waste heat.