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	<title>Comments on: Transport Ministry Orders 40 More Electric Buses</title>
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		<title>By: Joe Bloggs</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879765</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Bloggs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider that an introduction to Government speak and Government maths]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Consider that an introduction to Government speak and Government maths</p>
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		<title>By: hmmmm...</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879687</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hmmmm...]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#039;t government not count tax in the cost, since they are.tax exempt?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wouldn&#8217;t government not count tax in the cost, since they are.tax exempt?</p>
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		<title>By: saud</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879513</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[saud]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot; I appreciate carbon diminishing the batteries burn white hot&quot;

Like the rest of your post, this is meaningless.

&quot;…have you ever put magnesium in a beaker full of water? It explodes &quot;

No, it doesn&#039;t. 
Lithium batteries aren&#039;t made from Magnesium.
Sit down and be quiet, you have nothing to add.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8221; I appreciate carbon diminishing the batteries burn white hot&#8221;</p>
<p>Like the rest of your post, this is meaningless.</p>
<p>&#8220;…have you ever put magnesium in a beaker full of water? It explodes &#8221;</p>
<p>No, it doesn&#8217;t.<br />
Lithium batteries aren&#8217;t made from Magnesium.<br />
Sit down and be quiet, you have nothing to add.</p>
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		<title>By: question</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879461</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purported cost savings are nonsense.  

Most of the cost of diesel fuel is tax, and the full gross cost of fuel including tax is included in this calculation as though the tax paid on fuel goes to someone else.   But it doesn&#039;t.  It goes straight back to the government. 

The &quot;savings&quot; need to be recalculated on a net basis, and only then would we start to understand what is being &quot;saved&quot;.  Won&#039;t happen though, because the LAST thing they want us to see are the real numbers. 

Once you factor in the cost of the new 60-bus charging facility (which has not been disclosed), plus the cost of the current charging facilities, and the increasing real cost of electricity, we should be very sceptical of the claimed &quot;cost reductions&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The purported cost savings are nonsense.  </p>
<p>Most of the cost of diesel fuel is tax, and the full gross cost of fuel including tax is included in this calculation as though the tax paid on fuel goes to someone else.   But it doesn&#8217;t.  It goes straight back to the government. </p>
<p>The &#8220;savings&#8221; need to be recalculated on a net basis, and only then would we start to understand what is being &#8220;saved&#8221;.  Won&#8217;t happen though, because the LAST thing they want us to see are the real numbers. </p>
<p>Once you factor in the cost of the new 60-bus charging facility (which has not been disclosed), plus the cost of the current charging facilities, and the increasing real cost of electricity, we should be very sceptical of the claimed &#8220;cost reductions&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe Bloggs</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879448</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Bloggs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first lot we got are only capable of working 1 day of every 3. Are these going to be any different?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first lot we got are only capable of working 1 day of every 3. Are these going to be any different?</p>
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		<title>By: Ensign Mord'k Smith</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879444</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ensign Mord'k Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too true being an optimist I appreciate carbon diminishing the batteries burn white hot , then they have no cooling system to keep them cool(the batteries) ...have you ever put magnesium in a beaker full of water? It explodes ...how do you pre plan battery fire? Is the fire service ready to extinguish the battery? 
Can you manage the yraffic around such an event...fire service needs traimning...towing for a bus must be redily available.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too true being an optimist I appreciate carbon diminishing the batteries burn white hot , then they have no cooling system to keep them cool(the batteries) &#8230;have you ever put magnesium in a beaker full of water? It explodes &#8230;how do you pre plan battery fire? Is the fire service ready to extinguish the battery?<br />
Can you manage the yraffic around such an event&#8230;fire service needs traimning&#8230;towing for a bus must be redily available.</p>
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		<title>By: Mixitup</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2023/02/transport-ministry-orders-40-more-electric-buses/#comment-5879236</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mixitup]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 05:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are they equipped with emergency exits?  Asking for a senior who is not capable of climbing out a window in the event the main door is inaccessible .]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are they equipped with emergency exits?  Asking for a senior who is not capable of climbing out a window in the event the main door is inaccessible .</p>
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