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Hey we have EV school buses in town. I was walking the dogs and the first school bus came through. Traditional engine sound and smelly diesel. Then the next bus came through. It was so quiet and when I looked at the back the bus number was EV2. Excellent. We need more of those.
It's the perfect use for EVs. A defined route/distance every day with plenty of time to charge overnight. Even better, being plugged in, the bus could already be warmed up for the driver/kids on those cold mornings.
 
100% - Fleet EV use is the future. Overnight off-peak cheap charging / daytime driving. Aging fleets of local & municipal vehicles should be a mandate. Not to mention better performance for First Responders. My R1T will beat any cruiser or EMT to an accident, unless it is this one. LOL

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100% - Fleet EV use is the future. Overnight off-peak cheap charging / daytime driving. Aging fleets of local & municipal vehicles should be a mandate. Not to mention better performance for First Responders. My R1T will beat any cruiser or EMT to an accident, unless it is this one. LOL

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That makes me wonder how long we'll have the cheaper charging at night. As EV usage ramps up, I'm thinking those discounted rates will be reduced and possibly even disappear in certain areas.
 
That makes me wonder how long we'll have the cheaper charging at night. As EV usage ramps up, I'm thinking those discounted rates will be reduced and possibly even disappear in certain areas.
Our electric company is a nonprofit co-op and we get a check once a year that’s a portion of the profits. It’s not much, like $175, but this summer the other electric company in town, people with that as their service provider their bills doubled. It made the paper. People were getting electric bills in the summer that were $800 to $1000 a month. Ours stayed the same. You couldn’t pay me to change.
 
Yes, the story looks something like this (but without a helmet and track)!

🤔 I’d prefer to see at least one state trooper spinning out into a produce cart with minimum one cracked watermelon on the hood and an angrily tossed hat, but it’s plausible. I could be buying what you’re selling. This really isn’t solid proof, though.
 
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It's the perfect use for EVs. A defined route/distance every day with plenty of time to charge overnight. Even better, being plugged in, the bus could already be warmed up for the driver/kids on those cold mornings.
This is exactly the key. Next will be scout Terra fleet trucks around the country. Glad to see the evolution