Naturally commercial motor vehicles, buses and the like would generate even more on a per unit basis.

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Thompson wanted Thor's Four Winds brand of motor homes to start building big, expensive diesel buses when he saw the market for diesels heat up a few years ago.

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Once out in traffic, I appreciated how the electric motor assistance gave me the necessary speed to keep up with the red double-decker buses.

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