- May 1, 2006
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Vermont is an EV-friendly place. The contrast between the availability of charging stations and public utility vehicles in Vermont vs. my hometown, Virginia Beach, is vast. I find it funny as an EV makes more sense to me in a less climate-changing place - Vermont's weather shifts 120 degrees annually (-20 to 100) - causing EV batteries to be stressed. The Nissan Ariya we leased went from 270 miles of range in the summer to around 140 miles in the winter.
Anyway, the school system invested in a fleet of EV school buses. 4 of them caught fire last night, and now two schools are closed because there aren't enough buses to transport students. Those 4 buses did not constitute the entire EV fleet, but none of the others will be running until an investigation is completed.
It sounds like the police have ruled out arson. What does that leave
Because of hazardous materials in the batteries, the school where the buses were parked cannot reopen until an environmental remediation team completes its work and state officials deem the site clean.
Fun EV times!
Anyway, the school system invested in a fleet of EV school buses. 4 of them caught fire last night, and now two schools are closed because there aren't enough buses to transport students. Those 4 buses did not constitute the entire EV fleet, but none of the others will be running until an investigation is completed.
It sounds like the police have ruled out arson. What does that leave
Because of hazardous materials in the batteries, the school where the buses were parked cannot reopen until an environmental remediation team completes its work and state officials deem the site clean.
Fun EV times!
