As the regular readers of my website — both of them! — know, I have not been a fan of the Brandon Biden Administration’s plans to mandate that all new vehicles sold in the United States be zero-emission by 2035. The technology is not ready, and the problems many people will have in charging their plug-in electric cars will be enormous. Those who do not have a garage or secure parking area in which they can install at home charging units will have to depend on commercial chargers, which are very time consuming — it can take an hour or more to charge an electric vehicle, as opposed to five minutes to fill up your tank with gasoline — and more expensive than gasoline.
There are, however, some applications in which plug-in electric vehicles could be practical. William Teach noted that Biden Administration is planning to replace the entire federal government’s 600,000-strong fleet of vehicles with plug-in electrics by 2035. If we’re talking about electric vehicles which will be parked at federal facilities, there will doubtlessly be private contractors being paid to install overnight charging stations for them. Assuming that they are all driven less than range, and all parked back at the fed garage/parking lot, they can at least be practical.
Now comes the School District of Philadelphia:
Electric buses have a higher price tag than diesel buses — $365,000 per bus compared to $150,000. But they save money in the long run.
by Kristen A Graham | Friday, February 18, 2022
Electric school buses will soon begin rolling on city streets as the Philadelphia School District starts the process of greening its transportation fleet.
The school system has purchased five electric buses and ordered six more. The 11 electric buses, which will begin carrying students this spring and summer, represent less than 1% of the district’s fleet of buses.
“We understand the impact that gas emissions has on student health and we’re committed to leading the way to reducing emissions to positively impact health and wellness in our communities,” Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. said Friday at a news conference at the district’s North Broad Street garage. . . . .
Electric buses have a higher price tag than diesel buses — $365,000 per bus compared with $150,000. But they save money in the long run, said Teresa Flemming, executive director of transportation services. She estimated each will save the district about $5,000 annually. Once the entire fleet is electric, the district will save between $1 million and $1.5 million annually on fuel costs, officials estimate.
There’s more at the original.
The guesstimated fuel savings, of course, are based on guesstimates as to how much electricity will cost. But if the electric busses cost $365,000, rather than $150,000 for diesel busses, and the annual savings from operating the busses are $5,000 per bus, it would take 43 years per bus to break even. Does the School District of Philadelphia keep its busses for an average of 43 years?
Kristen Graham, the article author, didn’t do that very simple math. That’s not exactly good journalism.
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