Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited ( PMPML) has temporarily halted its plans to procure double-decker electric buses due to recurring issues with existing electric buses, as reported on The Times of India. Issues include frequent breakdowns attributed to battery degradation and challenges posed by Pune's traffic conditions. The first DD battery-electric bus model on offer in the country is the Switch EiV 22 launched in 2022 and delivered, among others, in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
One thing you probably shouldn't worry about? Battery degradation. Studies show that modern EV batteries can last a helluva long time without meaningful deterioration. And an increasing number of owner experiences back that up. But not all owners are Tom Moloughney, our good friend, OG EV expert and host of the State of Charge YouTube channel. Tom put his 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning through the ringer when he first got it just over three years ago.
"Today we had a quite special vehicle in our workshop: a one-owner 2021 Tesla Model 3 with 409,770 kilometers on the clock. I know, I know-there is a Model S in the UK with 600,000 kilometers and what not, but this is the highest mileage Tesla I have personally seen and had the privilege to work on."