Updates
July 24, 2021: California experience.
Original Post
Philadelphia's Proterra Fleet in complete shambles -- FreeBeacon. Link here.
- the problem: the chassis can't support the battery weight; and,
- battery life was insufficient for the city's bus routes -- are you kidding me?
- the former -- could have been understandably missed, but the latter -- underestimating the energy required for these routes?
- $24 million worth of Proterra buses taken off the road
- two dozen+ buses unveiled in Philadelphia in 2016 -- now out of operation
- entire fleet removed
- the cost of Proterra's electric buses has gained attention in recent weeks. On a recent trip by Biden to La Crosse, Wis., it was revealed that two buses the city ordered from Proterra for $1.5 million in 2018 have still not been delivered. Over the past five days, Proterra’s stock price has fallen over 25 percent.
- not reported: how much water and how long it would take to put out a Philly bus fire? LOL.
Chariots on fire: just a reminder. Link here. I had completely forgotten this link. Great readers. With great memories.
What I'm watching now:
- The Tall Men, 1955
- on TCM
- noted for its cinematography, set in Montana but filmed in Sierra de Órganos National Park, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico; snow sequences in Sun Valley, ID
- Clark Gable and Jane Russell
