Everett Transit pulling the plug on electric buses after finding they don’t work
The City of Everett recently announced it is pulling the plug on nearly half the fleet of electric buses which it paid over $9 million in taxpayer dollars for in 2017 and 2019 (these purchases were unanimously approved by the City Council.) Several of these buses are exhibiting issues and lack of support from the manufacturer has led the city to remove them and try to sell them off. In addition, the manufacturer, Proterra, has filed for bankruptcy.
Everett Transit maintains that it is still working to meet its goal of electrifying half of its fleet by 2030.
The City Council recently approved $2.1 million in additional taxpayer dollars towards purchasing new diesel-hybrid buses as replacements for the electric buses which are now out of commission.
Read more in this KIRO 7 news story.
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