Repsonding to Adam Something's video claiming that electric buses are a scam. Lets analyse his claims and look at what's really happening with the cost benefit anlysis of electric buses vs diesel and electric trolley buses. Adam's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqHsXv7Umvw 00:00 - Electric buses are a scam 01:20 - The claims 01:50 - Growth of electric buses in China 02:40 - Why not just put up wires in cities? 03:45 - Visual polution 05:50 - But they catch on FIRE! 06:38 - Batteries use slave labour! 07:20 - Cost of Electric buses vs Diesel 14:00 - Autonymous trolly buses 18:28 - Everything BUT fully electric buses are viable! Anlysis of trolley buses. 21:29 - Dave's practical table of Pros and Cons comparing the 4 options 27:28 - Electric buses are DUMB! Yeah, nah. References: Fosil fuel pollution: https://archive.ph/HvUaH#selection-3475.43-3475.138 Health impacts in Australia: https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/ambient-air-quality/topic/2016/health-impacts-air-pollution Emission and health: https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-needs-to-get-on-electric-bus-if-its-serious-about-emissions-and-health-44153/ Benefits outweigh costs: https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-electric-buses-benefits-outweigh-costs Cost effective: https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/electric-buses-mass-transit-seen-cost-effective Summary of diesel vs electric buses: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Summary-of-the-cost-comparison-between-Diesel-and-Electric-busses_tbl2_293195329 NREL Financial anlysis of electric buses: https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/financial_analysis_be_transit_buses.pdf China: https://www.ies-synergy.com/en/electric-buses-where-are-we/ Maintenance of electric buses: http://www.maintenanceforum.net/cp2018/papers/S_Misanovic-mf18.pdf Trolleybuses catch on fire too: https://www.1lurer.am/en/2017/12/21/Trolleybus-on-fire-in-Yerevan/78999 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1441-electric-buses-are-not-a-scam-(adam-something)/ Subscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@eevblog:7 EEVblog Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog AliExpress Affiliate: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c2LRpe8g Buy anything through that link and Dave gets a commission at no cost to you. Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies! https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/ T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog #ElectronicsCreators #ElectricBus #AdamSomething ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=530G7ngo6_Y

Let's save 30 cents/unit and stuff the environment! How can bad and cheap product design kill the environment by requiring vastly more energy generation, delivery and PF correction infrastructure? Dave looks at the shockingly energy wasteful design of mains powered smoke alarms. Subscribe on LBRY: http://www.eevblog.tv 140MW Wind Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOLasripwgo Home Energy Savers BUSTED!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V6nYLIChUA Power Factor Correction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBQn6xpto6M Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1284-how-bad-product-design-kills-the-environment/ #ProductDesign #Enivironment #Fail EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog AliExpress Affiliate: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c2LRpe8g Buy anything through that link and Dave gets a commission at no cost to you. Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies! https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/ T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kI8ySvNPdQ