Comments by "Cees Timmerman" (@CTimmerman) on "This Bus Went Electric WITHOUT Batteries" video.

  1. 'The operator considered them unreliable, "spending more time off the road than on", and that their weight damaged road surfaces. They were also considered to be energy hungry, consuming 2.9 kWh/km—compared with between 2.0 kWh/km and 2.4 kWh/km for trams with much greater capacity.' - Wikipedia.
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  2. Characteristics of selected energy storage systems (source: The World Energy Council) Tech, Max Power, Rating (MW), Discharge time, Max cycles or lifetime, Energy density (watt-hour per liter), Efficiency: Pumped hydro, 3,000, 4h – 16h, 30 – 60 years, 0.2 – 2, 70 – 85% Compressed air, 1,000, 2h – 30h, 20 – 40 years, 2 – 6, 40 – 70% Molten salt (thermal), 150, hours, 30 years, 70 – 210, 80 – 90% Li-ion battery, 100, 1 min – 8h, 1,000 – 10,000, 200 – 400, 85 – 95% Lead-acid battery, 100, 1 min – 8h, 6 – 40 years, 50 – 80, 80 – 90% Flow battery, 100, hours, 12,000 – 14,000, 20 – 70, 60 – 85% Hydrogen, 100, mins – week, 5 – 30 years, 600 (at 200bar), 25 – 45% Flywheel, 20, secs - mins, 20,000 – 100,000, 20 – 80, 70 – 95%
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  3.  @ericmcquisten  Says the lithium-phobic shill with no data or sources.
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