What is more efficient in terms of greenhouse gases, buses with diesel engines or electric buses charged with Diesel Generators ?

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What is more efficient in terms of greenhouse gases, buses with diesel engines or electric buses charged with Diesel Generators ?

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Diesel engines buses use engine waste heat for cabin heating, and thus they are much more efficent in cold climates. 

BTW currently electric buses in central and nortern Europe run with diesel heaters on board, as batteries weren’t sufficent for both heating and motive power.

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