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More than half of Edmonton's $60-million electric bus fleet not roadworthy (edmontonjournal.com)
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[-] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Did the city go for the lowest bidder? Because that's what happens when you go with the lowest bidder...

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

Yeah, not necessarily a problem with going electric so much as going cheap

[-] Sir_Osis_of_Liver@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

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.

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