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Think it was impressive when a Tesla club drove a Model S nearly 670 miles? It has nothing on what Proterra just managed. The startup just drove a Catalyst E2 Max electric bus a whopping 1,101.2 miles on a single charge. That's the furthest any EV has managed before recharging, and well past the 1,013.8 miles driven by the previous record-holder, a one-seat experimental car nicknamed "Boozer." It's not hard to see how Proterra managed the feat when you know about the technology, but this still bodes well for eco-friendly public transportation.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/19/electric-bus-travels-record-1101-miles-on-one-charge/
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Electric Bus Sets Record With 1,101-Mile Trip on a Single Charge
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(Score: 2) by deimtee on Friday September 22 2017, @03:12AM
Similar situation here, but one thing that stops me is registration/TAC charges. Fixed charge of $880 per car per year. (TAC is compulsory third-party injury insurance)
If I drive one car 10000 km a year, I pay $880. If I drive 2 cars 5000km each, I pay $1720. Add in depreciation and the extra petrol from using the bigger car on short trips does not come anywhere near the cost of running a second vehicle.
We need a switchable option. I only drive one at a time, so what I need is a system that says, ok you can have only one of these cars on the road at a time, and move the plates to the one you're using.
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