100% zero emission buses in CA

[lvmci]

I ran camera on a Chevy dealer convention awhile back, they had 10 production hydrogen powered of their small SUV, for the dealers to ride and comment on. There was a compact engine that ran an electric generator, like a locomotive setup. The GM of Chevy told me that the big issue was the push back from oil companies and oil distributers, as suppliers. This was while I was driving my CNG pickup and when MCI was filling a SoCal transit order for CNG buses, I don't see much difference between hydrogen powered engines and CNG power, except hydrogen is totally non polluting emmissions and not as widespread as CNG distributing, lvmci...

[windtrader]

We all know how these goals turn out that the State of California puts in place.  We were supposed to have the "Bullet Train" built by now with 2.5 hour rides from LA to San Fran.  That's all been abandoned by the new governor after wasting billions of dollars in taxpayer's funds. 

Mike

It's even worse - I think the new gov supports running the train from nowhere to nowhere. Modesto to Bakersfield, but not connecting to the main metro areas like LA and SF.

[luvrbus]

the federal agency noted when announcing that $264 million is being distributed for 139 projects in 52 states and territories as part of the Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program.

It is not just in California.
It always cracks me up when people say I have to pay for that with my taxes. Well that is kind of how the Government works? My concern is more that the government always seems to pay way to much for things, why? because there is only a portion of any moneys' that actually goes to the said project and the rest goes in their side line programs they can't get funding for and their pockets or lobbyists pockets.
2 Buses on the first grant of 1.2mil.? divide that by two. Buses are not that expensive.

Buses are that expensive 1.2 million will buy you 2 new MCI E's get all the whistles and bells you can add 200k +

[Dave5Cs]

So that only means they will tell us they paid 3 mil for them then to still put money in their pockets

[luvrbus]

They tell me the drivers training and maintaince complex in Vegas cost over a 100 million,you need drivers simulators to teach someone to drive a bus  and the maintaince bays you put the serial number of the bus in and the parts and service manuals pop up on a 42 inch monitor in that bay it even tells you what size wrench to use. They pay those drivers and maintaince people big bucks from the tax payers 

[Ed Hackenbruch]

Dave, forget the stocks.  i will just have the state of Ca. fund me!  Now the only thing i have to decide is which tropical island do i want to buy.  

[Dave5Cs]

Clifford sounds like Nevada is becoming the next California...

Ed I here they are still trying to sell the Guano Islands the feds bought many years ago?

[lvmci]

The hydrogen cars I was talking about are looked at in this article, an experience like my CNG F250, lvnci...
https://www.wired.com/story/hyundai-nexo-review-hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric/