Charging Electric School Buses with Diesel Generators and Fossil Fuel Machines
Featuring a Bus Boondoggle and Kamala's Korner
Rejoice Taxpayers: Kamala and the Biden Administration are Saving the Planet with the Billion $ Clean School Bus Program !
New federal policy provides billions of dollars in funding assistance for school districts to purchase electric buses and installation of charging infrastructure.
Today’s Lesson:
“Kids, where does the electricity come from to charge electric school buses ?”
“Weeell, besides diesel generators, 38% of electricity comes from natural gas, 19% from nuclear power, 20% from renewables, and 22% from coal”.
Issues
1. Cost of the damn electric bus is 3 to 5 x of a diesel bus $
2. Reliability of grid for charging ?
“Solly kids, stay home today, batteries no chargy”
3. Cost and availability of charging infrastructure
4. Brutal mining and fossil fuel consumption to extract battery minerals and fabricate batteries $
5. Driving range during all kinds of weather conditions and reliability ?
6. Lithium batteries catching fire kids !
A bit of an issue
Kamala’s Korner
Kamala Says “Mandingo Dis Big”
But I Married a Rich White Guy
Special Deal on Kamala’s Diesel Bus
Hall of Shame: Charging Electric Buses with Diesel Generators
The UK
A fleet of electric buses powered by a diesel generator. Indeed, Harrogate Bus Company claims it’s having red-tape troubles with infrastructures.
Yosemite, CA
