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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The delivery vehicle should have automatic start/stop and be a hybrid. Then the ignition should be enabled/disabled with a proximity fob worn by the driver. That would eliminate stopping/starting the engine and all but ensure 100% compliance with those rules, and save a lot of time in the process.
That's what I'm saying though, is that it appears almost no thought was given to efficiency with regards to ubiquitous and routine tasks like delivering stuff to people's residence.
It amazes me that we continue to modify existing platforms to perform a function rather than purpose build them. School buses should be designed to perform their function efficiently and be mass produced on a highly automated manufacturing line, for instance. They should be electric by now. Whoever successfully builds one and solves the infrastructure problem stands to be a billionaire, as there's how many busses in the world as a market?
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School buses are built on a highly efficient assembly line purpose built for the task. In the USA Bluebird and Thomas Built Bus split the volume and both offer electric buses that few districts buy because they are focused on initial cost instead of total operating costs.