Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(30/05/2013 20:44)ace Wrote:  

(30/05/2013 11:05)mbonwick Wrote:  Nope, you've still not grasped the point.

Hybrid vehicles are best on low speed, stop-start routes as this allows maximum use of the electric motor and keeps the battery charged. More use of electricity = less diesel. Their top speed of 40mph is a major limitation for suburban routes, and completely inappropriate for interurban routes.

Equally, hybrids are marketed as improving fuel consumption and air quality. Again, this is best achieved in cities with the ability to cut out engine idling in traffic.

Ah yes, I get it now. That's what makes them so good for the 192 and Oxford Road routes, and also why we'll never see one on the X5.

I've learnt several new things there now too & the most surprising is that their top speed is 40 mph.