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Re: MTA bus future (part 1): buy less hybrid$ / more on: Diesel & CNG; WHY? |
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Posted by WillD on Mon Jul 12 00:10:51 2010, in response to MTA bus future (part 1): buy less hybrid$ / more on: Diesel & CNG; WHY?, posted by gOlD_12tH on Sun Jul 11 02:18:40 2010. – MTA has invested lots of money into CNG infrastructure facilities. It will be such a waste to abandoned itGo sunk cost fallacy! CNG technology has been improving over the course in lifetime. Did they really say that? Is this a direct quote from the material? It seems completely foolish to tout the advances made to natural gas combustion engines while ignoring the advances hybrid electric systems have made in the same time. Why hasn't the MTA looked at ultracapacitors? Why aren't we seeing a greater battery/diesel power ratio now that lithium ion batteries allow greater power density to reduce deep cycling and improve lifespans? There are a great many advances which have been made to hybrid vehicles which are not reflected in the MTA's hybrid bus fleet, yet that appears to be the standard by which they are measuring. CNG prices are currently LOW in years. Except the folks at the DOE's Energy Information Administration are forecasting the greatest percentage increase in natural gas prices amongst every available power source for the coming year. And that's taking in to account the moratorium on deepwater drilling and the impact that would have on worldwide crude oil prices. |
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