This isn't because they tend to catch fire. They do. This is because the people designing and building these buses have no idea what the F- they are doing . Kansas school halts electric bus use over student safety concerns
A Kansas school has stopped using its electric school buses out of an abundance of caution after reports of the buses losing steering and braking, posing a threat to student safety.
Working for you, 27 News reached out to the six school districts that initially received federal funding to purchase electric school buses. While some districts report the buses are functioning well, Wabaunsee USD 329 said it removed buses from service “in line with our highest priority of student safety.”
The primary school district covered by the article took buses out of commission because one just suddenly stopped working while being driven. No power, no brakes, no steering.
The rest of the article details problems other districts have been having.
The Biden Administration handed out piles of cash to this Canadian company. It got them to start opening facilities in this county. Not that it helped. EV bus maker Lion Electric suspends operations at plant near Joliet, Illinois
The Lion Electric Joliet plant is located at 3835 Youngs Rd. in Channahon. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other state leaders cut the ribbon on the facility back in July 2023.
At the time, Lion Electric said it planned to manufacture 20,000 electric buses every year.
But since that time, the company has failed to meet its sales goals.
Channahon, Illinois is about 10 miles southwest of Joliet, or about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.
About 400 people will be laid off.
Investors have decided that the people running the company have been lying through their teeth about the state of the company. Lion Electric shareholders file class-action lawsuit against struggling bus manufacturer
Quebec-based electric-vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. LEV-T is facing a class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company misled investors and misrepresented its financial health, leading to artificially inflated stock prices.
Hat tip for the first link at the top goes to Moonbattery - Kansas Pulls Electric School Buses for Safety Reasons
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