https://mastodon.social/@UP8/111970855110384330
they had one fall apart when they jacked it up on the lift and took them out of service. It wasn't a problem with the "electric" part, it was a problem with the "bus" not being structurally sound.
Buses are tougher than you might think. In the 1970s NYC had at least two bus procurement contracts fail.
[1] like two buildings over from Max Zhang's office
giuliomagnifico•8mo ago
> In a study published May 27 in Transportation Research Part D, researchers analyzed two years of TCAT data and quantified the increased energy consumption of the pilot fleet, finding that the batteries on the electric buses consumed 48% more energy in cold weather (between -4 to 0 degrees Celsius, or around 25 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit) and nearly 27% more in a broader temperature range (-12 to 10 degrees Celsius, or 10 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit).