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Old 05-26-2021, 11:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It's always been about the best way to store energy. They are all fighting a tough fight as gasoline stores so much energy per kilogram and "recharges" in seconds.

When these were being developed did they have Li-ion batteries yet? There were also flywheel busses in development as well. They would respin the flywheel every so many stops.
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