I didn't know Proterra filed for bankruptcy last year. I am not in the main EV bus circles, but still. This is the first article I've read about it, and importantly, what happens to transit agencies if the supplier of their most necessary infrastructure goes bankrupt. www.kut.org/transportati... - ThreadSky

drtaragoddard.com • 104 days ago

I didn't know Proterra filed for bankruptcy last year. I am not in the main EV bus circles, but still. This is the first article I've read about it, and importantly, what happens to transit agencies if the supplier of their most necessary infrastructure goes bankrupt.

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2024-11-18/austin-texas-capital-metro-electric-buses

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jerryschippa.bsky.social•104 days ago

I believe they flopped hard in Madison too a few years ago.

I still miss their rear window though.

nilo.bsky.social•104 days ago

They’re a total disaster but the fta throws money at them so people keep buying battery buses.

ravenmcampbell.bsky.social•104 days ago

Yep. This is basically the reason the next town over from my hometown lost bus service

scribblesonnapkins.bsky.social•104 days ago

I have been trying to keep track of these failures. Can I ask which community you are in?

ravenmcampbell.bsky.social•104 days ago

Seneca, South Carolina

scribblesonnapkins.bsky.social•104 days ago

Thanks I am working on a follow up to this video.
https://youtu.be/P6qVLKyA90c

ravenmcampbell.bsky.social•104 days ago

Here’s a good start: https://upstatetoday.com/news/seneca-officials-working-to-find-catbus-solution/article_9af43e42-757f-11ef-b7e2-87128f93fe6b.html

scribblesonnapkins.bsky.social•104 days ago

Thanks!

alxlndomountain.bsky.social•104 days ago

Looking forward to checking out your video. Here's something we did a couple of summers ago

https://climateandcommunity.org/research/trolleybus-decarbonization/

crzwdjk.bsky.social•104 days ago

I assume you saw the part where by the T's own numbers the BEBs will produce more pollution that *diesel hybrids*? Because, yeah, apparently that's the case.

scribblesonnapkins.bsky.social•104 days ago

Not only that I have their emails with the consulting company that did the engineering report advising the future of bus tech. It includes the phrase "we are vulnerable on this" when it gets to the diesel heater issue.

davsot.bsky.social•102 days ago

What happens when you completely ignore centuries old electrification technology (trolley buses) and place all your bets on a new untested technology (massive batteries on buses) 🫤

scribblesonnapkins.bsky.social•104 days ago

The most frustrating part is people pretending the reason for their failure was inflation during COVID and not their failure to deliver a vehicle that works. Look at the number of transit agencies suing Proterra for selling lemons.

bensh3.bsky.social•104 days ago

this was the canary in the coal mine for Proterra. Their design literally required separate heaters for the batteries so they wouldn't lose performance in the cold
https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-proterra-electric-bus-battery-fire-philadelphia-20221111.html

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