Posted on 09/28/2023 9:56:49 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
A transit system run by the town of Jackson and Teton County set out to replace its diesel buses with electric, but none of the eight electric buses in its fleet are running, and the company that made them went bankrupt.
Teton County and the town of Jackson had set its sights on a low-emission transit system for the county.
The Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit (START) system, a joint operation between Jackson and Teton County, bought eight electric buses to complement its fleet of 31.
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It’s WY. Strap up four draft horses and you’re good to go.
Here is another bribed car maker doomed to fail.
Beginning in 2030, Rolls Royce will start phasing out all its engines that run on internal combustion, replacing them with electric technology.
“He said that people often judge the ridership by looking at buses at the beginning or end of routes when there aren’t many riders and conclude it’s a system getting little use.”
I was just up there last year, beautiful place, local politics sucks though.
From what I remember, there were not a lot of people on these busses no matter where on the route they were.
On a side note Hand Fire Pizza, Jackson Drugs, and StillWest Brewery & Grill are good places to eat.
Gavin Newsom took the bribe and bought BYD electric buses that have been breaking down and cannot negotiate the hills in San Francisco.
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