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Edmonton EV Buses a $60 million Flop!

[PCGuy10]

Here's a good read. Edmonton went all in and spent $60 Million on a fleet of EV Buses. How did that work out. A total failure. The company promised that there was no change in range from Summer to Winter - 340 km. How did that work out in real life? The actual ranges that bave been observed a little over 100. In addition, they require Diesel Heaters to keep the buses warm in Winter. On top of that, the fleet are lemons that keep breaking down with less than half the fleet down for repairs. The company that built them is now going through chapter 11 bankruptcy, so good luck getting spare parts.

Seriously, anyone who carried a military radio in the arctic or drove a forklift in a frozen warehouse could tell you that you'll be lucky to get 1/3 the range!

GUNTER: Edmonton's electric buses a predictable flop | Edmonton Sun

[CEOofEPO]

EVs have their place and Canada in the winter is not one of them. 

[Chieff]

Liar 

[Yoldstein]

much like ice cooling fan their will be internal thermoregulation systems to keep battery within acceptable discharge and recharge cycles for cold and hot regions.

[PCGuy10]

I was waiting forever for a Hyundai Tucson PHEV and almost bought a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV until that February Bomb Cyclone caused temperatures to droo around -30. There were a lot of complaints that people couldn't start there cars in the extreme cold. Not even in gas mode. It turns out the 2023 is a new generation that removed the traditional alternator and starer moter. It's

[Yoldstein]

new systems constantly circulate warm fluid and keep battery and a constant temp. insulated too. nature as the ev lineage moves into furure. 

[PCGuy10]

The older generation of that model had that. It was explained ad nauseam on the facebook forums. It was negleted from the 2023's as it was a new generation. Looks like they'll have to put the old system in place for the 2024/2025. As a stop gap, dealers in Alberta are installing "Battery Block heaters". Moral of the story. Never buy the first model year of a new generation. You