with special needs . our science correspondent richard westcott reports. if we re going to clean up the air in our towns and cities, we ve got to attract more people onto public transport. and that means getting rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. if we re going to clean up the air in our towns and cities, we ve got to attract more people onto public transport. and that means getting
review, he did refuse to be pushed on it too much but he said the review will look at all angles and the most he would say is compensation may well be the thing that people need rather than apologies, so i think at the stage, everyone has an open mind as to whether north that will be the case. thank you josh. many of us have been trying to go green as we ve become more aware of climate change and the environment and something else that could help is public transport. switching to electric buses can help reduce carbon emissions, and now one company has designed a double decker with the longest battery range in the uk. 0ur science correspondent richard westcott reports. if we re going to clean up the air in our towns and cities, we ve got to attract more people onto public transport. and that means getting rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. designed by an ex formula 0ne
rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. designed by an ex formula one engineer and his team, it looks like a normal double decker, but they say they found a way of boosting how far it can go on one charge. it s got five batteries, like this one, secreted around the vehicle, but that s not the clever bit. the clever bit is at the back, because apparently with electric buses, they can use as much energy just heating and cooling the cabin, as they do physically driving along. so they ve developed much more efficient air conditioning. and that means overall it s got a much longer range. ian foley used to work for williams and lotus, until he decided to turn his skills to something a bit less racy. it s still a big challenge. interestingly, weight is an issue just like in formula one, because the batteries we need for the electric bus are very heavy. we still need to be able to carry 87 passengers. and so it s quite a big chall
onto public transport. and that means getting rid of all those diesel buses chugging around. and that is where this new piece of technology comes in. designed by an ex formula one engineer and his team, it looks like a normal double decker, but they say they found a way of boosting how far it can go on one charge. it s got five batteries, like this one, secreted around the vehicle, but that s not the clever bit. the clever bit is at the back, because apparently with electric buses, they can use as much energy just heating and cooling the cabin, as they do physically driving along. so they ve developed much more efficient air conditioning. and that means overall it s got a much longer range. ian foley used to work for williams and lotus, until he decided to turn his skills to something a bit less racy. it s still a big challenge. interestingly, weight is an issue just like in formula one,