I seen C2 buses with black grill and I think I rode the handicap bus with a black grill and it has interior interior lights and turning signal and brake lights
It makes so much noise on the inside everything’s creaking in clattering. Do you think maybe they could put like some some rubber grommets everywhere so that it doesn’t make so much noise
I can definitely hear it it's the generator that's making the noise so therefore I don't think electric school buses can be quiet you can just hear their generator because electric vehicles make noise too if I'm correct like for example their generator
This is an awesome bus or I’ll call it an EVB. I’m “getting” sold on electric vehicles but not overnight because it’s going to financially hurt people and the economy. I believe the transition period is something we really need to keep a close eye on to make sure it’s as painless as possible, and not political ! Now with that said this bus is a very sensible answer to just that. First off it’s an awesome school bus, it almost makes me want to quit my job as a Boeing Aircraft Mechanic to go drive a EVB school bus. The design, the mechanical craftsmanship and overall just a really cool looking new school bus, I feel this is the most prefect application of an electric vehicle I’ve seen till date. We have all had that school bus diesel fuel exhaust blast into our face at the bus stop or car windows, heck it even comes in through the heater vents on some of the older cars. Cost wise to fuel those bus fleets have to be astronomical Nation wide. I think this bus is awesome on so many levels economically, environmentally, public and employee health wise not to mention shedding a positive light on the EV market to the general public like myself who are on the fence on the switch from oil to electric. I still do not feel totally electric is ready yet. I also feel it could never be 100% for a multitude set of reasons one being we can not charge these EVs without oil right now. Windmills and Hydro alone will not be able to handle this country’s grid load on those two alone just yet but, I do feel this electric bus is an area that could and should be fully electric, and it would be for the best for a number of factual obvious reasons. It’s an absolute perfect application for a fully electric vehicle not to mention the bus itself is a beauty. It’s a good looking bus and well made like all the Thomas lines of busses. It will be a change for the better for the health of our drivers and children. I’m not a bus drivers but would love to drive this bus, it’s totally awesome and kudos to the engineers at Thomas for this one, I think you guys knocked it out of the park with this EVB. I do feel we are all living in a very interesting and historical time in our country and if we keep having companies like Thomas and their engineers moving us gently and innovationally through this very controversial transition, I feel some day we will be “all for one and one for all” instead of “all for a few and not for all”… Overall Thomas definitely sold me on this awesome bus. I truly would love to drive it and check it out. Great job guys! 👍👍👍
As cool as this bus is, I really don't care for electronic parking brakes on air brake buses. I will miss the satisfaction of pulling the traditional knob to set the parking brake.
I do wish all electric school buses had solar panels, and a generator that way the batteries can get a free charge from the sun, and a generator back up on cloudy, snowy, and rainy days.
What if the bus driver we get to plug the bus in and they took an off for that day and the substitute bus driver for the next day what then electric bus.
Electric school buses is garbage why did I see that taking kids on the field trip and it's winter time and the bus driver don't want to go into a sporting event the engine runs to make heat that drains the batteries red flag number one 120 miles we have field trips and you should go to Detroit Michigan from Ohio that's 179 MI that school bus won't make it.
Just like many owners of electric cars still have at least one ICE vehicle in the household to do the jobs an electric can't do, school districts will still need to have old fashioned buses in the fleet to do what electric buses can't do.
These busses are not fossel fuel free or pollution free. They must be plugged in to charge. Where does that electric come from? The manufacturing process includes digging into the Earth for the various materials used for the batteries. How long do the batteries last? Maybe 10 years? What happens to all that toxic material when it comes time to scrap? Where does the new materials come from? I don:t like electric vehicals. To much false hype. To much info not talked about!
Nah, it's magic! Electricity and school buses materialize out of thin air! No fossil fuels required! It's not like they're just moving fossil fuels and emissions from one place to another or anything. Let's ignore all of the fossil fuels that go into building, shipping, and servicing electric vehicles and their batteries, which have petroleum as a direct ingredient and as a requirement to produce and deliver it, such as metals, paints, tires, insulation, plastics, glass, etc. In the real world,, everything requires fossil fuels along the entire supply line and production path.
Regenerative braking works extremely well in these situations and requires no service brake input. It becomes active when there is no accelerator input to hold the bus at safe speeds.
Is there a backup or Reserve for when you are doing routes and getting low but need an extra 15-20miles or so?? I would hope there’s a mode for when you’re reaching the peak and need a little bit more
they should make it with more batteries and more range if these busses are taken on field trips rather than the normal routes the busses are designed for.
True. I'm sure for the time being, schools will select a bunch of electric buses and then keep a few of their old gas, cng, propane, or diesel powered buses for longer trips and to have replacements if/when the electric ones need to go in for maintenance.
Hey Charlie, Jouley is exceptionally quiet, which is why she has two sound emitters in the front and rear bumpers. These sound emitters alert pedestrians and bystanders that Jouley is approaching.
