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The Claim:
Lee said the preferred trackless tram solution for Wellington could be 10 years away.
In Shenzhen, China they accomplished a fully-electric bus fleet of 20,000 buses in just two months.
“In the west we tend to be quite sluggish because money is a big factor,” Lee said.
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Factcheck:
In just eight years, Shenzhen became the first city to electrify 100 percent of its public buses—16,359, to be exact.”
citylab.com/transportation
David Lee is a Green councillor.