Save you a click, the company they purchased them from went bankrupt.
Proterra, the American company the city purchased the electric buses from between 2019-2022, is in Chapter 11 filing for bankruptcy protection. Edmonton’s on a list of creditors, seeking $1.3 million and fulfillment of service and warrantie
Yup, that was the issue. California Transit (IIRC) did a study that looked at electric, hybrid, and fuel cell buses and compared them to traditional diesels. The electric buses in the study were the most reliable.
So, don’t get me wrong, I’m in on electric vehicles and busses (although maybe lrt or electric rail would be better, idk) , but I’d like to see that study done in Edmonton vs California. Temperature matters for BEV. And while it barely matters for the average commute, it will for a bus expected to run all day.
It even speaks to the range dipping in winter, and that does put major strain on a battery. ICE vehicles are also a lot less reliable in Canada vs lots of the States.
Save you a click, the company they purchased them from went bankrupt.
Did the city go for the lowest bidder? Because that’s what happens when you go with the lowest bidder…
Yeah, not necessarily a problem with going electric so much as going cheap
Yup, that was the issue. California Transit (IIRC) did a study that looked at electric, hybrid, and fuel cell buses and compared them to traditional diesels. The electric buses in the study were the most reliable.
So, don’t get me wrong, I’m in on electric vehicles and busses (although maybe lrt or electric rail would be better, idk) , but I’d like to see that study done in Edmonton vs California. Temperature matters for BEV. And while it barely matters for the average commute, it will for a bus expected to run all day.
It even speaks to the range dipping in winter, and that does put major strain on a battery. ICE vehicles are also a lot less reliable in Canada vs lots of the States.