Tesla owners run into battery charging trouble in Chicago's bitter cold
Tesla advises owners to keep the charge level above 20 percent during bitter cold weather.
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Ain't that a BitchTesla owners run into battery charging trouble in Chicago's bitter cold
Tesla advises owners to keep the charge level above 20 percent during bitter cold weather.
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Plus this: Those same batteries are prone to spontaneously catching fire, putting structures at risk, while also taking firefighters tens of thousands of gallons of water to put out.
and guess who pays for the public buses?
The city of Asheville, North Carolina, shelled out millions of dollars in 2018 to add five electric buses to its fleet. Now, three of the five sit idle, and city employees are telling the cautionary tale.
Asheville's interim transportation director, Jessica Morriss, told local station WLOS-TV that the three out-of-commission buses are down due to a combination of software issues and mechanical problems, and one has had a broken door since July that can't be replaced. The company that made the electric buses, Proterra, filed for bankruptcy in August. According to The News & Observer, Proterra's operations are still shut down. The company was recently purchased by Phoenix Motor, but it is unclear when parts and services for existing Proterra buses will be available.
Each bus cost at least $616,000, and the city had to spend another $200,000 for the installation of each charger, another $118,000 every year to lease batteries for the buses and nearly $45,500 annually in electric costs to charge them.
The city of Asheville, North Carolina, shelled out millions of dollars in 2018 to add five electric buses to its fleet. Now, three of the five sit idle, and city employees are telling the cautionary tale.
Asheville's interim transportation director, Jessica Morriss, told local station WLOS-TV that the three out-of-commission buses are down due to a combination of software issues and mechanical problems, and one has had a broken door since July that can't be replaced. The company that made the electric buses, Proterra, filed for bankruptcy in August. According to The News & Observer, Proterra's operations are still shut down. The company was recently purchased by Phoenix Motor, but it is unclear when parts and services for existing Proterra buses will be available.
Each bus cost at least $616,000, and the city had to spend another $200,000 for the installation of each charger, another $118,000 every year to lease batteries for the buses and nearly $45,500 annually in electric costs to charge them.
"Chinese batteries are the future!" 
