Like a lot of things, this case has multiple sides and is not as simple as calling it green washing.
On one side, a packed diesel buses is far more efficient and probably pollutes less per person than an electric car with a single occupant. So in a way, it’s indeed putting efforts on something that’s not very high on the list of things that pollute.
On another side, diesel buses are still polluting and the local transit authority here has a multi decade plan to electrify them. It has its own studies, and studies from the nearby universities, showing that electric buses can be attractive and effective for different types of routes, and less for others. They are replacing the buses according to this plan and it’s nothing to be against. I don’t consider this green washing, coming from a transit society, but it’s an easy target.
But yeah, electric buses from your transit society is a nice plus. However diesel buses are also just fine, and even desirable, if you use them as an alternative to driving and to reduce pollution from car traffic.
Like a lot of things, this case has multiple sides and is not as simple as calling it green washing.
On one side, a packed diesel buses is far more efficient and probably pollutes less per person than an electric car with a single occupant. So in a way, it’s indeed putting efforts on something that’s not very high on the list of things that pollute.
On another side, diesel buses are still polluting and the local transit authority here has a multi decade plan to electrify them. It has its own studies, and studies from the nearby universities, showing that electric buses can be attractive and effective for different types of routes, and less for others. They are replacing the buses according to this plan and it’s nothing to be against. I don’t consider this green washing, coming from a transit society, but it’s an easy target.
But yeah, electric buses from your transit society is a nice plus. However diesel buses are also just fine, and even desirable, if you use them as an alternative to driving and to reduce pollution from car traffic.
This reminds me of an old meme that I kept.