Electric Buses Melt in California Sun, Catch Fire, Cost Too Much to Fix

Another electric vehicle debacle...

Electric Buses Melt in California Sun, Catch Fire, Cost Too Much to Fix

An electric bus manufactured by Proterra caught fire while charging in a southern California city that is now considering taking the electric buses off the road, according to government records.

The Foothill Transit agency, which serves the valleys surrounding Los Angeles, will decide on Friday whether costly Proterra buses purchased in the last decade are still operable. Problems cited by the agency include not only the bus that caught fire in what’s described as a "thermal event," but also buses that melt in the California heat and have transmission failures. Roland Cordero, the agency's director of maintenance and vehicle technology, says the problems with the buses are exacerbated by Proterra’s inability to help with repairs.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...melt-california-sun-catch-fire-cost-much-fix/


Maybe some of these buyers were a little too eager to jump onboard the pro-environmental electric vehicle fad, and didn't ask all the questions like whether these vehicles would really be practical, or what type of special problems they might have.

Such a waste...

It's very bad for the environment when an entire vehicle has to be discarded because it no longer works or is no longer useful. Some simple-minded people just ignore that.