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."

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.

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