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On 2023-12-14, Paul Ragna <tpragna@gmail.com> wrote:

You can't make this crap up !

"Oslo’s E-Bus Fleet Could Use Some Warming…City Paralyzed as Buses “Break Down” Due To Cold"

<https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/12/13/oslos-e-bus-fleet-could-use-some-
warmingcity-paralyzed-as-buses-break-down-due-to-cold/>

"The city of Oslo took delivery of 183 new electric buses last April with
the aim of becoming “emissions-free”. But instead the city has become mobility free. What looked good on paper, didn’t work out well in
reality.

“The range of the electric buses decreases drastically in the cold. The batteries run out more quickly,” according to sources. “…with the onset
of winter, the weaknesses of the electric vehicles are becoming apparent: although a range of 250 kilometers is actually advertised, the buses sometimes simply break down.”

It’s reported that the contract volume for the buses was 100 million
euros.

Cheaper, but doesn’t work

According to Reuters here, last year, Sirin Stav, “Vice-Mayor responsible for environment and transport,” said the buses would “save the city money over the long term” and: “The maintenance is cheaper, it’s also cheaper for the operators of the electric buses.”

“All in all, this is a win-win situation,” Stav added, and so “encouraged other cities to follow Oslo’s example.”

After these recent wintertime performance results, that definitely will
be a hard sell."

EVs are good solutions for some situations and poor solutions for others.

--
Charlie Glock
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms"
- Thomas Jefferson 1776

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