Brickbat: Electrifying (original) (raw)
| 8.19.2024 4:00 AM
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Electric school buses that were supposed to cut one Maryland county school system's transit costs in half actually cost the system millions of dollars. A report by the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General found the buses were often delivered late and frequently had mechanical issues that "rendered them inoperable for extended periods." As a result, the school system had to spend more than 14.7milliontobuy90dieselbusestocoverroutes.Thedelaysandrepairissuesentitledtheschoolsystemtomorethan14.7 million to buy 90 diesel buses to cover routes. The delays and repair issues entitled the school system to more than 14.7milliontobuy90dieselbusestocoverroutes.Thedelaysandrepairissuesentitledtheschoolsystemtomorethan372,000 in penalties from the contractor, but no administrator ever pursued it.
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