Minnesota Cities Received Millions in Federal Grants to Buy Electric Buses For Public Transit, But the Buses Failed in Subzero Temps, Had Charging Issues
Duluth and the Twin Cities received millions in federal grants to purchase electric buses for their public transit fleet but the EVs failed in the subzero temps in the harsh Minnesota winters.
Duluth purchased 7 electric buses made by Proterra, an EV firm heavily touted by Obama and Biden.
Recall that EV firm Proterra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August.
Proterra CEO Gareth Joyce said the company faced “various market and macroeconomic headwinds” that impacted its ability to “efficiently scale.”
The EV company received taxpayer money from Joe Biden’s so-called ‘infrastructure plan’ in 2021.
Even worse, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was heavily invested in Proterra and made millions from stock options.
The Proterra buses in Minnesota failed in subzero temps and struggled to drive up steep inclines.
Furthermore, repairing the broken-down electric buses has been a challenge because of a lack of parts.
The electric buses were supposed to have a 150-mile range but they only had a 75-mile range.