{"id":2523540,"date":"2025-12-20T10:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-parents-furious-as-state-mandated-electric-buses-leave-kids-without-heat-in-frigid-temperatures\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:22:01","slug":"new-york-parents-furious-as-state-mandated-electric-buses-leave-kids-without-heat-in-frigid-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-parents-furious-as-state-mandated-electric-buses-leave-kids-without-heat-in-frigid-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Parents Furious as State-Mandated Electric Buses Leave Kids Without Heat in Frigid Temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnew-york-parents-furious-as-state-mandated-electric-buses-leave-kids-without-heat-in-frigid-temperatures%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=2523540&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 criticizes the push for electric vehicles (EVs) in school transportation, focusing on problems reported in New York&#8217;s Lake Shore Central School District. Parents have raised concerns that the electric school buses, mandated by the state, are too cold as drivers are turning off or lowering the heat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanese-lunar-lander-wakes-up-after-rough-landing-keeps-it-in-the-dark\/\" title=\"Japanese lunar lander awakens after bumpy landing, remains in darkness\">conserve battery power<\/a>, leaving children freezing on their routes. Additionally, buses have reportedly broken down, causing long delays adn forcing children to wait outside in cold weather.The issue stems from the buses&#8217; heating systems relying on the same battery that powers the vehicle, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >limiting heating capability<\/a>. The article links these problems to political decisions by Democratic lawmakers and the biden administration&#8217;s EV policies, labeling the move as misguided and harmful to children&#8217;s safety in favor of climate goals. Even some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-falsely-accuses-oan-of-russian-propaganda-ignores-facts-attacks\/\" title=\"MSM falsely accuses OAN of \u2018Russian propaganda\u2019, ignores facts attacks\">left-leaning outlets<\/a> have warned that cold weather negatively impacts EV performance, but the policy was implemented regardless.  <\/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>And the (electrical vehicle) hits just keep on coming.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day after car manufacturing giant Ford Motors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ford-pays-19-5-billion-price-realizing-fell-bidens-ev-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it was eating a sizable $19.5 billion bullet for putting too many of its eggs into the EV basket, a WIVB-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wivb.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-county\/parents-raise-concerns-over-heat-issues-in-electric-school-buses-in-lake-shore-central-school-district\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOyiaNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFwRDl3MWJYaGNmZE9jY2ZBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvKwB3uWWnjA25jD6BhLU6v_RoNwFFJDzGp2mqMkrWGAk-3-fbLhnkxGG6S9_aem_vwhXvmYz2mOipEus-4AKBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> is pouring even more cold water on the left&rsquo;s EV craze.<\/p>\n<p>As New York shifts to meet a new statewide mandate requiring all purchased school buses to be electric, parents have already identified a significant issue &mdash; especially in the rather chilly Empire State.<\/p>\n<p>According to WIVB, parents &ldquo;in the Lake Shore Central School District are speaking out, claiming some bus drivers are turning the heat down, or off completely, in an attempt to conserve battery life on their electric school buses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report adds: &ldquo;The kids are coming home saying their bus is freezing cold and the parents are giving them hand warmers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The key issue at hand is that the heating system in the buses draws from the same electrical power source the bus itself relies on.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, every single furious parent that WIVB spoke to was able to cite at least one report of the buses breaking down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bus broke down on route,&rdquo; one parent told the outlet. &ldquo;They deployed a substitute bus, and the bus was more than 30 minutes late. My son stood outside for over 35 minutes waiting for a bus that wasn&rsquo;t coming. Some of those kids are on there for upwards of a half hour or more while the bus makes its route.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no reason that the kids should freeze for all that time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And that parent is 100 percent correct. There is no reason kids should freeze en route to school.<\/p>\n<p>But there is a reason&nbsp;<em>why&nbsp;<\/em>these kids are freezing: the EV-obsessed left and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>This EV bus policy passed in an overwhelmingly blue state, and was based on the Democrats&rsquo; larger bid to push electric vehicles onto everyone &mdash; whether they wanted it or not.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden was a big proponent of this push (and his since-stripped subsidies are why Ford is facing a nearly $20 billion hit), and most Democrats agreed in lockstep.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&rsquo;t take an expert to tell you that this was a terrible idea, especially when it came to school buses.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists forced taxpayers to pay millions of dollars for electric buses that are clearly inferior to traditional ones.<\/p>\n<p>Even a leftist outlet like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/economy\/cold-weather-can-cut-electric-vehicle-range-and-make-charging-tough-heres-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS<\/a> warned about EV performance in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cold weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough,&rdquo; the liberal outlet noted back in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>It was easily foreseeable that there would be these sorts of issues with electric school buses, but Democrats steamrolled ahead anyways &mdash; as they&rsquo;re wont to do &mdash; sacrificing the safety of kids on the altar of &ldquo;climate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What a joke.<\/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; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Just one day after Ford Motors revealed it would take a massive $19.5 billion loss due to overinvesting in EVs, a report from WIVB-TV adds further criticism of the left&#8217;s enthusiasm for electric vehicles. As New York implements a new statewide rule requiring all newly purchased school buses to be electric, parents have already raised concerns-especially given the state&#8217;s cold climate.<\/p>\n<p>According to WIVB, parents in the Lake Shore Central School District say some bus drivers are turning off or lowering the heat on electric school buses to conserve battery power. Children have reported freezing conditions on these buses, prompting parents to provide hand warmers.<\/p>\n<p>The core problem is that the heating system draws power from the same battery that runs the bus itself. Many parents shared stories of buses breaking down during routes, causing long delays and leaving children waiting outside in freezing temperatures for extended periods.<\/p>\n<p>One parent described how their child waited over 35 minutes for a replacement bus after theirs broke down mid-route, emphasizing there is no excuse for kids having to endure such cold conditions on their way to school.<\/p>\n<p>This situation stems from policies pushed by Democrats and left-leaning advocates who strongly support EV adoption-even when it leads to practical issues like these. The mandate was passed in an overwhelmingly Democratic state as part of broader efforts led by figures like former President Joe Biden (whose subsidies contributed significantly to Ford&#8217;s financial losses).<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue this was an ill-conceived move-especially regarding school transportation-forcing taxpayers into costly purchases of inferior electric buses despite warnings about reduced EV performance in cold weather from even liberal sources like PBS.<\/p>\n<p>Despite knowing these problems were likely, Democrats pressed forward with their agenda at the expense of children&#8217;s comfort and safety-all justified under climate change goals. This has been widely criticized as misguided policy with real-world negative consequences for families relying on safe and reliable school transportation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2523541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Featured-Image-472.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[49632,32120,5007,69155,69156],"class_list":["post-2523540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-electric-buses","tag-new-york","tag-parents","tag-school-heating","tag-state-mandate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Featured-Image-472.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523545,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523540\/revisions\/2523545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}