02-25-2025, 10:06 PM
When we actually examine EV buses in detail you come to the natural conclusion: they really do suck.
They're quite terrible for the environment in a long list of ways that'd take too long to get into. The companies that make them are awful, many having gone bankrupt although that holds true for personal EV manufacturers as well. They're terrible depending on your geographic reason, with anything from hills to temperature rendering them pretty worthless. They wear the road down even more than regular buses due to the intense weight of them. They're a pain to maintain because while anyone can work on a traditional engine, few people understand or could work on (in some cases, possibly even legally!) an EV. The cost of parts is just ridiculously high, which matters lots because buses see a lot of wear and tear.
In mid-late 2024, GRT/RoW came to the obvious conclusion that EV buses are trash and thankfully aren't going to switch over to them. Some may argue that this is just RoW being stupid, but for once they aren't. Electric vehicles are just terrible, whether it's an entire bus or a ride on lawn mower.
They're quite terrible for the environment in a long list of ways that'd take too long to get into. The companies that make them are awful, many having gone bankrupt although that holds true for personal EV manufacturers as well. They're terrible depending on your geographic reason, with anything from hills to temperature rendering them pretty worthless. They wear the road down even more than regular buses due to the intense weight of them. They're a pain to maintain because while anyone can work on a traditional engine, few people understand or could work on (in some cases, possibly even legally!) an EV. The cost of parts is just ridiculously high, which matters lots because buses see a lot of wear and tear.
In mid-late 2024, GRT/RoW came to the obvious conclusion that EV buses are trash and thankfully aren't going to switch over to them. Some may argue that this is just RoW being stupid, but for once they aren't. Electric vehicles are just terrible, whether it's an entire bus or a ride on lawn mower.