This topic triggers me a bit because along with rants about CRT, masking, book banning, etc one of the buried topics among the loonies who have berated and attacked our school boards was that they were against electric buses. This is despite good info at least in our district that making the move would yield considerable savings over the service life. So point being, if you are following what's happening in your school district and there's an active group of nutjobs, don't be surprised to see them lash out against this too. I truly about fell out of my chair in shock the first time I heard one of these fools go off on a rant about masks that culminated in a monolog about electric buses taking away our freedom.
US schools can subscribe to an electric bus fleet at lower prices than diesel
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Re: US schools can subscribe to an electric bus fleet at lower prices than diesel
#292If this is merely subsidized electric, it says nothing about long-term sustainability of choosing it instead of diesel. Thermodynamically electricity is dubious at best - you have 50% efficiency off the top that can never be eliminated - at least with heat engines you have the option of higher compression or temperatures or pressure to boost beyond 50%. Electrical never can.