Take it out of Joe’s 10%
> none of the eight electric buses in its fleet are running <
Then don’t think of them as buses. Remove the batteries. Then reclassify them as small migrant hotels.
As the old saying goes, if life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
Will there be a hazardous warning symbol label placed on all EV batteries?
well technically they’ve achieved their goals of carbon neutral since they are not running. lol
Solyndra repeated.
“Jackson Hole”
There are several school districts in Michigan that went all electric buses. Have not heard reports about those vehicles yet.
Albuquerque made the same mistake, Indianapolis , after being warned by Albuquerque, bought the chinnese busses and had to replace them with diesel.
The technology is not there yet.
I note that Proterra only manufactured a total of 199 busses, so Jackson Hole’s fleet represents 19.6% of the company’s lifetime sales. And none of them work.
hahaha “macroeconomic headwinds” that is what the dude said they ran into! hahahaha. Another biden endorsed bankrupt company,er startup!.
Been the same for 20 years now. The busses sit unable to be used, but must stay there to comply with the free money. So they just sit and rot. Any municipality that purchases these busses should be prosecuted for malfeasance and misappropriation. The product history and performance has been well established as abysmal.
Governments should ask around quite a bit before making a major purchase, especially when new technology is involved.
The sound and acceleration feel reminded me of the electric Muni buses I used to ride in San Francisco except those used a pantograph to pull power from the overhead wires. With the battery busses, no wires or pantograph is required, so the street is a LOT more esthetically pleasing.
This was my first ride on a battery powered municipal bus, so I was eager to try it out. I was impressed. Banff is a small town and geographically compact, so the buses can easily get to the farthest ends of their routes. The bus was comfortable, quiet and very smooth -- ideal for small tourism-oriented town. Their quietness and lack of stink made sitting at the outdoor cafes and restaurants to dine and drink very pleasant.
I took a quick snap of the back of one bus in town. They have gorgeous prints all over their buses.
I don't know how long these have been in service, what their reliability record is, or which direction reliability is headed -- or whether any have exploded. I wish them well!
FIRE EVERYONE INVOLVED.
When will they catch on?
The government push to purchase electric vehicles isn’t to have electric vehicles that serve a purpose.
That’s the stated purpose but it is really a way to feed taxpayer money to businesses that kickback substantial amounts to the elected politicians and bureaucrats who are behind the policiy.
It doesn’t matter if the EVs work, are rfficient or a good investment, or are good for the climate/ecology.
What matters is that government subsidies and purchases create movement of money in large amounts.
When money is in movement it can be skimmed and come back as kickbacks.
When money is not moving it’s difficult to skim off the top and extort kickbacks.
After all - Senator Mendez didn’t find those gold bars buried in his back yard.
This is why it should be the Public Employee’s that bear the cost of Stupid, NOT the Taxpayers.
Too funny. Hope all the buses the company sold ate just as good.
I wonder what happens when an EV explodes and burns killing every one the bus.