911_reddit@alien.topB to Gadgets@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agoMega Beast - This new electric school bus has a 300-mile range, designed for rural school districtselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.online
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minus-squaresnachodog@alien.topcakeBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHow does it work in sub-zero temperatures? Range, charge capacity, batter wear, etc. EV is an interesting idea for the school bus application, but a couple of years ago we had 30 days straight where we didn’t get about -30F.
minus-squareTacTurtle@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThere is an electric bus currently used in Alaska for a rural route, using the heater to keep the interior up around 50F roughly halved the range. Citation: https://alaskapublic.org/2021/11/16/alaskas-first-electric-powered-school-bus-is-performing-well-even-at-40-below/
minus-squareMitthrawnuruo@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSo if something happens…… That’s pretty scary.
How does it work in sub-zero temperatures? Range, charge capacity, batter wear, etc.
EV is an interesting idea for the school bus application, but a couple of years ago we had 30 days straight where we didn’t get about -30F.
There is an electric bus currently used in Alaska for a rural route, using the heater to keep the interior up around 50F roughly halved the range.
Citation: https://alaskapublic.org/2021/11/16/alaskas-first-electric-powered-school-bus-is-performing-well-even-at-40-below/
So if something happens……
That’s pretty scary.