From “The Exaggerated Climate Crisis” Dept.:
In the northern Swedish municipality of Skellefteå, all local buses are electric as part of an overall “sustainable public transport” initiative.
However, on Thursday, all bus services had to be canceled due to very cold temperatures, which meant that the vehicles needed to be heated to function optimally. [emphasis, links added]
Despite Skellefteå Municipality’s emphasis on electric buses to improve everyday life and the environment, it turned out that the electric vehicles were not as reliable at temperatures as low as -35 degrees Celsius [-31°F].
As a result, it was decided to stop all bus traffic between 08:00 and 14:00 and between 18:00 and 21:30 on Thursday.
According to information available on the Skellefteå bus website, it explained that the interruption in traffic was necessary to allow the e-buses to warm up and thus ensure that as much traffic as possible could be carried out.
The measure aims to minimize the risk of travelers having to wait outdoors in extreme cold and at the same time create an acceptable working environment for the bus drivers.
It was also announced that all regional traffic in Skellefteå will be suspended on Friday, with the exception of a few specific lines.
Read more at The Nordic Times
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If the busses needed to be warmed up first, I wonder what they heated them with.
Wind powered electric generators? LOL I guess MSM will not be telling this story in the USA
we got t hat White Stuff that many said we would never have again looks like the Earth isn’t as Fragile and the Eco-Freaks and the M.S. Media have been telling us
Minus 35 degrees. Yup, global warming is an existential threat.
It’s odd that socialists would sabotage public transit with EVs.
Did they consider hybrid buses?