Are we experiencing the death of the Diesel engine (small non commercial diesels)

[Moose7060]

Maybe not direct control. but a company that is struggling, will change their policies if it means they will get someone to invest a lifeline in them. Its very hard to deny that happens.

agree 100%

 

[GreensvilleJay]

@RCW, have your school board contact STL (St Louis ?) city bus depot ! ALL 40(?) of them are DOA,lots of problems the least is not enough electrons to recharge in a timely manner. I'd have to figure out where I saw the info. They need the power to feed a small town JUST to recharge 1/2 the fleet.

battery busses should be great on hills, lots of bottom end torque, if the computer was programmed right

BTW keep eye open for when the old diesel busses get sold off ! Might be real cheap and you can sell them back in 2 -3 years, or rent them out when the batteried busses go DOA !!!