Campaigning for quiet, clean, electric road transport Using Overhead Electric Buses The advantages of electric vehicles are - To the passenger - Zero pollution emissions in the streets Lowest possible noise levels To the public generally - Lowest possible emissions into the environment as a whole Lowest possible consumption of non renewable resources Lowest possible release of greenhouse gases like CO2 To the operator - High mechanical reliabilty and efficency Long service life No idling motor losses Greater acceleration and hill climbing performance Lower power costs Lower maintenance costs Public advantages relate to the greater efficency at centralised power stations rather than power plants 'on-board' individual vehicles. The promise of 'Green' electricity considerably adds to the advantages. The advantages of overhead electric vehicles are - Without any available practical battery or fuel cell technology, the only realistic way to use electricity in transport is to transmit power via overhead conductors. But where rail and tramway systems have considerable infrastructure costs, electric trolley vehicles have costs approaching one tenth of light rail systems and only a fifth greater than diesel buses. Installation is less disruptive and with 'environmental total costing' trolleybuses or Ebuses are the cheapest option. Considerable advances in Ebus technology, such as much less obtrusive overhead, ac traction equipment and solid state sub stations further enhance an already reliable system. Where tested (Vancouver), passengers prefer to ride on Ebuses and there is evidence (San Francisco, Seattle) of 10-15% increases in useage where Ebuses have been installed.

Travelling in London is hellish for millions of daily commuters. Any idea that a 'cafe society' exists is blown away by noise and pollution from unregulated cars and trucks. Loud, smelly, vibrating buses aren't pleasant to move about in. In short, London's road transport stinks. In thinking about the future of urban public transport in London, it's time to look at alternatives to diesel buses. Download this website (210k zip file) The Ebus Group