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Old 08-12-2023, 02:17 PM   #90 (permalink)
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Doesn't take a rocket surgeon to electrify one, and the capital risk to enter is not insurmountable.
Electrifying existing buses would preclude moving to safer buses with a lower floor height. Idra Group in Italy would likely sell their die casting equipment to others than Tesla.

Did you know about the spin fusion welding that SpaceX uses on stainless steel?

edit: A good comparison would be the Spanish Talgo train compared to conventional rolling stock



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