That's too bad, because electric buses will cause less gasoline powered vehicles to be used, resulting in far less air pollutants. Meanwhile people swelter.
Evidently, there are those who delight in vehicles spewing out noxious gasses into our environment.
Intentional or not, that's an exaggeration. But incentives and improved technology to increase safety and public perception will make for more renewable energy powered transport vehicles and the accompanied reduction in greenhouse gasses. This is not a revolutionary, but an evolutionary change.
Electric school busses make a lot of sense, especially with daily short routes. Last year, 2400 electric busses were ordered.
You're About to See Way More Electric School Buses—Here's Why
There'll be a version based on the Ford E-Transit, and smaller companies as well as international automakers will soon be helping school districts get set up with e-buses.www.caranddriver.com
GM never built a SDV, not even close. Only Tesla has succeeded in building SDVs. Watch the video from the Ford CEO above - GM was in the same boat, merely using various parts built by the cheapest bidder, including the battery packs, and assembling the vehicles. GM is IMHO more likely to fail than Ford. They are farther behind in the learning curve in comparison. Ford realized a year ago the sea change necessary, along with VW and a few other brands, and is facing to become a SDV manufacturer. I think at least 50% of the current ICE manufacturers will be bankrupt in ten years time - or a ghost of what they are today. The incumbents in these industries rarely survive when disruption like this occurs. Blackberry, Motorola, Kodak, and the list goes on of incumbents that were giants in their respective verticals and are barely surviving today as they didn’t adapt quickly enough when the disruption wave came.
Back in the early days of the automobile many automobile companies spent fortunes on designing and perfecting safety glass with the exception of GM. William Durant took the position that it could be licensed for a fraction of the R&D cost.
The difference between the examples you provide and EVs is that their products were replaced by something better, at a lower cost that consumers actually wanted to buy.
