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I can't speak on behalf of everyone, but my mother has been a school bus driver for the past 20 years. I'm not so sure I would consider the runs short. She driv
by jasoninprivate 9y ago
I can't speak on behalf of everyone, but my mother has been a school bus driver for the past 20 years. I'm not so sure I would consider the runs short. She drives at least 8 hours a day, with a break in the middle. There isn't much extra space in her bus for batteries.
In addition, the lifetime of a bus isn't measured in the same way cars are. They are purchased once a decade, never retrofitted, and not every bus is replaced with that purchase. With that in mind it will probably be another 2 sales cycles before we see any.
- towndrunk 9y agoI was thinking underneath the bus was the perfect space for battery packs. Once you remove the gas tank and exhaust etc there would be plenty of room.
- bluGill 9y agoYou need to add a much strong suspension system as well, that implies more wheels. I'm not saying it can't be done, just that it is harder than it looks.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoBusses are typically MDT chassis that are spe-d out very lightly and even then they pretty much never run anywhere near their GVW (whereas every other commercial vehicle is near, at or over the GVW basically all the time). A box truck for hauling baked goods is about the only thing that's going to be spec'd out lighter. An extra few thousand pounds would not be a problem for a full sized school bus.