After all, this time it will be different.
(#1 rule of liberals)
Posted on 11/08/2023 3:31:25 AM PST by Lazamataz
his winter, New York won't be using electric snow plows. Failure of vehicle tests has caused the local snow removal company to revert to diesel-powered vehicles.
The New York Department of Sanitation had three years ago, requested several Mack electric trucks. Primarily intended to clean streets and remove garbage, one of these trucks had been fitted with a snow plow as part of an experiment. This decision was unsurprising since in the "Big Apple", it's standard practice to fit garbage trucks with plows.
The experiment was not successful. The plow, dragging across the road and the snow buildup in front of it, created substantial resistance. Moreover, the plow required almost constant movement, eliminating the option for loading pauses. Consequently, the electric vehicle's power supply was insufficient for the demands of a New York winter, known for its heavy snowfall, as reported by the website.
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Stunning, totally unexpected news. /sarc
After all, this time it will be different.
(#1 rule of liberals)
Not for long.
The state just required all electric publik skrewl buses.
They work about as well.
I might have theorized that that weight would give an EV with plow the advantage of momentum against the onslaught of snow drifts and weight of heavy wet snow.
Hey, for that matter, an EV plow that becomes a hot flame would incinerate the snow in front of it.
Perhaps DEW could be harnessed to clear the streets. As long as the snow doesn't have a blue tint to it.
My dumbass sister praised Jackson, WY for their purchase of ev busses. I laughed. None of them work. You are a dork sis!
Unexpected.
Sounds like this guy.
Don’t be so tough on your sister. The progressives are masters of propaganda.
Our side, not so much.
We were in Banff, Alberta for a few days a couple months ago. The city uses a fleet of electric buses in the car-free downtown area. I’ve been skeptical, but they were very nice. The streets are blessedly quiet and diesel fume-free. The EV bus sound is just like the electric bus sound in San Francisco where the system uses overhead wires and a “pantograph” to collect power and bring it to the motors.
For tight, congested urban areas, the buses do a great job reducing noise pollution and diesel exhaust pollution. We will see how they do on reliability, maintenance and operating costs.
“Primarily intended to clean streets and remove garbage”
Ok so they didn’t work as snow plows. Were they effective at cleaning streets and removing garbage?
Everything I have read lately says these EV trucks & buses for heavy work are a failure. Can’t cheat with them by saying they DO work as there is too much evidence to the contrary. Now we need to find a way to show the Democrat politics are a failure in a way that is evident to everybody. I think that is already a truth that is shown, but so far is not cheat-proof.
With global warming, why did they even need snow plows?
Everything I have read lately says these EV trucks & buses for heavy work are a failure. Can’t cheat with them by saying they DO work as there is too much evidence to the contrary. Now we need to find a way to show the Democrat politics are a failure in a way that is evident to everybody. I think that is already a truth that is shown, but so far is not cheat-proof.
What about that, Granholm?
EV’s are like government employees
Neither one works.
I heard that gov’t employees are like broken rockets. They don’t work and you can’t fire them.
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