http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/adelaide-creates-worlds-first-solar-powered-public-transit-system/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 06:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/adelaide-creates-worlds-first-solar-powered-public-transit-system/#comment-181614 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:13:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56249#comment-181614 You Aussies are so kewl….

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/adelaide-creates-worlds-first-solar-powered-public-transit-system/#comment-181613 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:48:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56249#comment-181613 And using all that clean renewable electricity to power an electric motor coupled to a hydraulic pump, pressure cylinders and a hydraulic pump/motor in lieu of a charger, attendant batteries and an electric propulsion motor is even wiser. It’s an inescapable fact of physics: urban busses, due to their stop and go routine, need more power than energy. Batteries are good for storing the latter, but they’re no match for hydraulics when it boils down to quick storage and release of power. Can be very efficient at it, too.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/11/adelaide-creates-worlds-first-solar-powered-public-transit-system/#comment-181599 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56249#comment-181599 Having the solar panels placed on buildings instead of on top of the bus is the wisest thing to do….

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