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So, resident of Albuquerque here. Our city embarked on a plan to modernize our bus system by introducing a bus rapid transit (BRT) system down one of our busie

So, resident of Albuquerque here. Our city embarked on a plan to modernize our bus system by introducing a bus rapid transit (BRT) system down one of our busiest streets. This plan included ordering 15 buses from Build Your Dreams (BYD), a Chinese electric bus manufacturer. Very recently, the city sent the buses back and demanded a refund after they failed to meet their advertised miles traveled per charge. They were the only thing keeping the new BRT route from becoming operational. Everything else was in place. Getting them out of the city was a bit of a challenge. One of the buses broke down shortly after leaving. China may be the only one in the race, but this experience has convinced me that it could never lead the race.

deepVoid 8y ago
Just to throw something out there. My city here in Ontario Canada has been running BYD buses for a while. We have been very happy with BYD buses. These buses are clean and don't emit the black smoke. We have had very positive experiences.
- flexie 8y ago
  And why would people downvote this comment? Agree or disagree, but downvoting a completely harmless comment like this is just bad for the conversations here.
  - axaxs 8y ago
    I did. And I don't mean to violate rules or to be insulting, but it set off my skepticism side. The comment, to me, did not seem to be from someone who writes English as a first language. The account is two days old, and has made only two pro-China comments. I mean no offense to the poster, but I'll remain skeptical for now.
    - knolax 8y ago
      Hacker News Guidelines: "Please don't impute astroturfing or shillage. That degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about it, email us and we'll look at the data." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Bjorkbat 8y ago
  I'm curious to know more. I tried to look into it but all I could find were news articles and press releases saying that the first electric buses in the province were set to arrive in 2019 https://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2018/04/ontarios-first-electric-buses-arriving-in-2019.html https://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2018/04/ontarios-first-electr...

deepVoid 8y ago

Just to throw something out there. My city here in Ontario Canada has been running BYD buses for a while. We have been very happy with BYD buses. These buses are clean and don't emit the black smoke. We have had very positive experiences.

flexie 8y ago
And why would people downvote this comment? Agree or disagree, but downvoting a completely harmless comment like this is just bad for the conversations here.
- axaxs 8y ago
  I did. And I don't mean to violate rules or to be insulting, but it set off my skepticism side. The comment, to me, did not seem to be from someone who writes English as a first language. The account is two days old, and has made only two pro-China comments. I mean no offense to the poster, but I'll remain skeptical for now.
  - knolax 8y ago
    Hacker News Guidelines: "Please don't impute astroturfing or shillage. That degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about it, email us and we'll look at the data." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Bjorkbat 8y ago
I'm curious to know more. I tried to look into it but all I could find were news articles and press releases saying that the first electric buses in the province were set to arrive in 2019 https://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2018/04/ontarios-first-electric-buses-arriving-in-2019.html https://news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2018/04/ontarios-first-electr...