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The average lifetime of a schoolbus is 10 - 12 years, so if they do manage to keep this service going for a decade, that's pretty good -- in 10 years the schol
by Johnny555 5y ago
The average lifetime of a schoolbus is 10 - 12 years, so if they do manage to keep this service going for a decade, that's pretty good -- in 10 years the schol district would have been ready to refresh their fleet anyway, and hopefully the reason this business can't survive long-term is that electric buses become cheaper and ubiquitous.
- adgjlsfhk1 5y agoPart of the reason for the 10-12 year lifespan is that ICE motors are really complicated and at a certain point, it's cheaper to throw out the bus than pay for motor repairs. EV motors last a lot longer and are a lot easier to maintain.
- akomtu 5y agoAre batteries going to last this long? And batteries are usually 50% of the vehicle price.
- pengaru 5y agoThey should really be leasing the batteries and buying buses having easily swapped batteries conforming to a standard a competitive power systems market can cater to.
- Amezarak 5y agoThe electric motor might last, all the electronics, probably not.
- prawn 5y agoRather than throw them out, I'd say there's an optimal point to sell them off. (A couple of years ago, I bought a bus that was sold by an institution when the mileage reached a certain point.)