The article highlights the tough reality of being a motorcoach company owner, emphasizing that while passionate about the industry, it involves practical and efficient decision-making. The author shares insights from a 3,000-mile journey driving an all-electric bus, noting its impressive performance but also the challenges posed by insufficient charging infrastructure. Although the experiment demonstrated the electric bus's power and efficiency in comparison to diesel, the lack of adequate charging stations remains a critical obstacle for motorcoach operators considering this transition to electric vehicles.
Every decision must be practical, efficient, and beneficial to operations and the bottom line.
Our goal was to stay above 50%, but broken charging stations sometimes forced us to drop as low as 20%.
The electric bus won every time...an exhilarating experience that demonstrated the potential power and smoothness of electric propulsion.
The main challenge to this technology for private motorcoach operators involve the current available charging infrastructure in place along today's roads.
#electric-vehicles #motorcoach-industry #charging-infrastructure #sustainability #transportation-challenges
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