{"id":2397742,"date":"2025-02-01T08:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faulty-electric-buses-cause-massive-headaches-for-multiple-school-districts\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:57:02","slug":"faulty-electric-buses-cause-massive-headaches-for-multiple-school-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faulty-electric-buses-cause-massive-headaches-for-multiple-school-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"Faulty Electric Buses Cause Massive Headaches for Multiple School Districts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffaulty-electric-buses-cause-massive-headaches-for-multiple-school-districts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2063 challenges faced by various school districts in Maine that adopted electric buses under a federal program initiated by the Biden management. It outlines issues \u200bwith the reliability \u2063of the electric buses manufactured by Lion Electric, with reports of frequent functionality problems leading to a desire among \u200bsome schools to withdraw from the program.\u200c Maine\u2019s Department of\u200c Education has expressed concerns about these issues and has reached out to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for assistance,including requests to retract federal funding \u2062to\u2062 the bus manufacturer. \u200bThe report\u200d highlights that \u2064schools, such as Yarmouth, have struggled\u200d to use\u200c their electric buses due to persistent engine and battery errors. \u2064Despite important\u200d federal investment\u2014over $1 billion allocated to deploy just 5,000 electric buses, costing\u200c approximately $200,000 each\u2014the reliability of these\u2064 vehicles remains questionable, exacerbated by challenging winter conditions\u2064 in the \u200bstate. The article criticizes the government&#8217;s push\u2062 for electric vehicle\u200c adoption without allowing market \u200dforces to evolve naturally, leading\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-has-940000-unclaimed-tax-refunds-from-2020-that-will-soon-expire\/\" title=\"The IRS holds 940,000 unclaimed tax refunds from 2020 set to expire soon\">potential financial setbacks<\/a> for schools.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The administration of now-former President Joe Biden tried to bankroll the use of electric school buses at government schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>But as the electric buses continue to have massive reliability issues, some schools regret taking the federal handouts and now want help from the Environmental Protection Agency to get themselves out of the program.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin wrote a letter to the agency voicing concerns with the program, asking for waived penalties for not using buses provided by manufacturer Lion Electric, according to a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/wgme.com\/news\/local\/maine-doe-commissioner-seeks-epa-aid-amid-electric-school-bus-issues-lion-electric-quebec-clean-school-bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>&nbsp;from WGME-TV in Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Specifically, we urge the agency to pursue legal remedies, including claw-backs of federal funding or other resources provided to the company,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>There are at least six districts reporting massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/electric-vehicles-create-hazardous-situation-la-fire-cleanup-delay-homeowners-return-properties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problems<\/a> with Lion Electric school buses they bought through the federal program.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The two electric buses received by Yarmouth Schools have been with the district for a year and a half, but they have only been used a few times because of functionality issues, per WGME-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are trying to work with Lion to have those buses replaced, or to receive compensation for those buses, but really not making much progress at this point and time,&rdquo; Yarmouth Superintendent Andrew Dolloff said in comments to the station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We run them for a day or so and then we get error messages about engine failures or battery failures,&rdquo; he described.<\/p>\n<p>Dolloff reported difficulties in communicating with a representative from Lion Electric, which does not have any staffers in the area to handle bus maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not able to run them until those messages are cleared,&rdquo; Dolloff added.<\/p>\n<p>WPFO-TV in Waterville, Maine, <a href=\"https:\/\/fox23maine.com\/news\/waste-watch\/some-maine-school-districts-may-face-costly-setbacks-due-to-lion-electric-school-buses-financial-trouble-canada-winthrop-yarmouth-clean-school-bus-electric-vehicles-ev-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on the same issue at government schools in the state, noting that the Biden administration earmarked $3 billion for the project across the country.<\/p>\n<p>As of last fall, the EPA burned $1 billion of those funds to put just 5,000 electric buses on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>For those keeping score at home, that&rsquo;s a healthy $200,000 per electric bus, which is much more expensive than your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-unveils-5-billion-for-electric-school-buses-as-nation-sees-largest-learning-decline-in-decades\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Unveils  Billion For Electric School Buses As Nation Sees Largest Learning Decline In Decades\">typical diesel school bus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even beyond the inflated cost, the poor reliability of these electric buses points to the folly of trying to manipulate the free market for political reasons.<\/p>\n<p>While electric vehicles are advancing in their sophistication, they still have reliability issues that do not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">affect gas-powered alternatives<\/a>, such as the fact that they do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tesla-owner-goes-viral-car-fails-charge-frigid-temps-wasnt-even-worst-part\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charge<\/a> as easily in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>That is, of course, a relevant factor for Maine, which receives quite a bit of winter weather.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all of these concerns, rather than simply waiting a few more years and allowing the free market to advance the technology, Biden and his handlers put their thumbs on the scale.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to federal handouts, producers and consumers alike shifted toward making and selling more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ford-recalls-thousands-electric-vehicles-dangerous-defect-discovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electric<\/a> vehicles, overlooking reliability issues to access those federal dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Now they just want their money back.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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