Peak Oil Era Shocker: 1950’s style ‘transit holocaust’ enacted in Edmonton as City scraps 140 km electric trolley network
Vancouver celebrates beginning of another 60 years of electric trolley service -
Electric bus system praised as key component to sustainability and liveability
High Diesel Fuel Prices put the squeeze on public transit across Canada and U.S.
Leipzig, Germany to reintroduce trolleys to reduce petroleum dependency
Denver to Electrify Commuter Rail in response to High Diesel Prices
Merida, Venezuela says new trolley system gives futuristic and modern vision to city
Electric trolleys return to Spain: New trolleybus system opens in Castellon de la Plana
Transit Workers press landmark lawsuit for diesel exhaust exposure
Hybrid buses bomb in Winnipeg
25-year old Vancouver trolleys sold to Argentina for continued service
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- Electricity prices show greater stability than oil prices: The base cost of oil to the City rose 107.5% between 2000 and 2006, whereas electricity costs only rose about 30% over the same period. Trolleybuses offer a proven alternative to diesel buses;
trolleys will prove increasingly cost effective as diesel prices rise. If the cost of diesel fuel continues to rise at its current rate, taxpayers will need to contribute more than $80 million more over the next ten years to keep Edmonton's diesel fleet on the road!
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