“Current electric bus technology is not fully capable of meeting all of our transportation demands, particularly for longer routes, field trips and midday services that exceed charging capacities,” Montgomery County school district spokesperson Liliana López said
A Maryland school district that bought hundreds of electric buses is now ordering more than 100 diesel buses due to the electric ones not meeting requirements for use.
Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking proposals for companies to purchase 140 diesel buses, 45 of which must have wheelchair capabilities, the Washington Post reported Monday. A school board vote on a contract is expected in April.
The change comes as some electric buses are experiencing extended periods of service interruptions because of “charging challenges” and parts issues, district spokesperson Liliana López said. She added that the maintenance problems are exacerbated by cold weather. Also, other buses aren’t meeting the district’s needs to transport students with special needs.
“Our primary focus is ensuring safe, timely and reliable transportation for the more than 103,000 students we serve daily,” López said. “Current electric bus technology is not fully capable of meeting all of our transportation demands, particularly for longer routes, field trips and midday services that exceed charging capacities.”
Montgomery County is the largest Maryland school district, with more than 1,300 buses that travel an estimated 112,000 miles per day.
Once again the most highly-educated amongst us have found another way to perfect their expertise in squandering the taxpayers’ money.
This information is of little use to the public. It’s just like the news reports on TV where they say, “it has been said that”, “or it is rumored that”. It happens on all stations including FOX and NewsMax. Can you just say “What County Did This?
“Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking proposals for companies to purchase 140 diesel buses, “
It was Montgomery county 11:44, can’t you read ?