How to fuel the future
Syllabus topic 20: How to fuel the future
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What is the class comparing?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Different priorities for a bus system
Groups discuss electric buses and service frequency.
Why can purchase price be misleading?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Running costs may be high
A cheap vehicle may cost more to operate.
How has her thinking broadened?
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Correct answer: She now considers users too
She now asks who the system will serve.
What is the class comparing?
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Correct answer: Different priorities for a bus system
Groups discuss electric buses and service frequency.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Running costs may be high
A cheap vehicle may cost more to operate.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: She now considers users too
She now asks who the system will serve.
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