Edmonton's fleet of electric buses failing amid manufacturer's bankruptcy proceedings

[ZRrrr]

Edmonton's fleet of electric buses failing amid manufacturer's bankruptcy proceedings

In the summer of 2020, Don Iveson, then Edmonton's mayor, announced that electric buses were being deployed by the city's transit service.During a news conference at the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage, Iveson said the new buses were quiet, "super-efficient" and "particularly efficient...

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[Bnorth]

Get woke, go broke. Imagine having problems with batteries and brand new unproven designs in a cold northern climate, hahaha. Bring in 1 or 2 and test them for a few years instead of jumping in with 60 units. Jaysus Murphy.

 

[lilduke]

Get woke, go broke. Imagine having problems with batteries and brand new unproven designs in a cold northern climate, hahaha. Bring in 1 or 2 and test them for a few years instead of jumping in with 60 units. Jaysus Murphy.

Good think the Edmonton tax payers are picking up the tab...

 

[ferniesnow]

Get woke, go broke. Imagine having problems with batteries and brand new unproven designs in a cold northern climate, hahaha. Bring in 1 or 2 and test them for a few years instead of jumping in with 60 units. Jaysus Murphy.

That NDP crowd in Edmonton are in for a lot of hurt down the road. Sure a lot different than when I went to post-secondary school there for 8 years and started working on refinery row.

 

[drew562]

You’re over here taxes go up. This morning’s news more than 7% this year increase in taxes. These plucking retards plan a birthday party let alone run the city.

 

[JMCX]

You’re over here taxes go up. This morning’s news more than 7% this year increase in taxes. These plucking retards plan a birthday party let alone run the city.

That's less than the price increase on Just about everything on the market. And every Joe and Mary worker wants and needs a raise. They will be looking for more every year for awhile.

 

[turbo392]

Get woke, go broke. Imagine having problems with batteries and brand new unproven designs in a cold northern climate, hahaha. Bring in 1 or 2 and test them for a few years instead of jumping in with 60 units. Jaysus Murphy.

Not going to get that kickback Condo in the Cayman Islands with only 2 bus purchases. That’s simple math.

 

[LUCKY 7]

THis is fricken awesome... Maybe just maybe some folks might wake up to the CRAP that the NDP and the liberals are trying to ram down our throats.

 

[papajake]

Don’t hold your breath their all a bunch of idiots

 

[4extreme]

And throw in this mess and you can see the transit system failing

 

[Murminator]

I took one of those electric/hydrogen freighliners for a spin it was cool that it was quiet and no gears just on demand power…. But on the hills it wouldn’t pull a dead whore out of an outhouse

 

[turbo392]

I took one of those electric/hydrogen freighliners for a spin it was cool that it was quiet and now gears just on demand power…. But on the hills it wouldn’t pull a dead whore out of an outhouse

Is that easy or difficult? Asking for a investigation friend.