[chris_va]

A key difference is that diesel can “recharge” a bus in a matter of minutes, so buses simply queue up at a pump and then drive off. With electric, it takes a few hours overnight, so they had to install a long line of charging points right down the middle of the garage.

... Anyone here know why swappable batteries haven't taken off for fleets?

[htgb]

In Gothenburg, where Volvo is increasing the trials of electric buses, there are charging stations at the end of lines. So the bus charges roughly 10 minutes, twice per round trip.

As an aside, riding them is very nice -- the noise level is very low.

The project: https://www.electricitygoteborg.se/en

[tim333]

I get the impression it's been complicated to swap the batteries and have the fleet on compatible batteries.

Ashok Leyland of India are launching one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of3Au0fIMjQ

[dalore]

Would also make sense to help when the batteries start to wear out as mentioned. And swappable batteries could help a stuck bus out if it accidentally has a faulty battery that drained too fast. Makes sense in many aspects.