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in Prague they recently bought 14 new electric Skoda buses (Czech/Turkish production), introduced them with big media attention into operation just this year an
by Markoff 5y ago
in Prague they recently bought 14 new electric Skoda buses (Czech/Turkish production), introduced them with big media attention into operation just this year and after few weeks they are ALL out of operation, because apparently someone designing them thought he can just use regular bus frame and put 3 tons of batteries on the roof without strengthening the frame, but while you find dozens articles about amazing new electric buses being introduced you will have trouble to find articles about them being taken out of operation few weeks later, it's not so catchy for media/politicians as amazing new electric buses
https://zdopravy.cz/mimo-provoz-dpp-musel-odstavit-vsech-14-cesko-tureckych-elektrobusu-od-skody-109259/ https://zdopravy.cz/mimo-provoz-dpp-musel-odstavit-vsech-14-...
- maxerickson 5y agoThe article you link states that the defect is in the chassis leveling control software and that it will be corrected, it doesn't talk about the frame strength. So the software isn't configured for the way the mass is distributed on the bus vs a strength failure.
- Markoff 4y agoAs I said: "As with the previous shutdown, they are not the reason for a fault in the electrical part, but mechanical. They relate to the quality of the body and chassis assembled in Turkey at the Škoda Temsa sister plant." So no software BS you wanna believe from some cluless MSM sources and DPP propaganda. Truth in the end finds the way... https://zdopravy.cz/elektrobusy-skody-opet-nejezdi-kvuli-zavadam-dpp-musi-nasazovat-dieselove-autobusy-113713/ https://zdopravy.cz/elektrobusy-skody-opet-nejezdi-kvuli-zav...