Norwegian Electric Buses Idle In Cold Weather
In the northern Swedish municipality of Skellefteå, all local buses are electric as part of an overall “sustainable public transport” initiative.
However, on Thursday, all bus services had to be canceled due to very cold temperatures, which meant that the vehicles needed to be heated in order to function optimally.
Despite Skellefteå Municipality’s emphasis on electric buses to improve everyday life and the environment, it turned out that the electric vehicles were not as reliable at temperatures as low as -35 degrees Celsius.
As a result, it was decided to stop all bus traffic between 08:00 and 14:00 and between 18:00 and 21:30 on Thursday.
According to information available on the Skellefteå bus website, it is explained that the interruption in traffic is necessary to allow the buses to warm up and thus ensure that as much traffic as possible can be carried out.
The measure aims to minimize the risk of travelers having to wait outdoors in extreme cold and at the same time create an acceptable working environment for the bus drivers.
It was also announced that all regional traffic in Skellefteå will be suspended on Friday, with the exception of a few specific lines.
See more here nordictimes.com
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Howdy
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The same warm up routine was recommended for the tesla quite some time ago. Plug into the mains for 30 minutes ’till the cells get warmed up. Never mind the extra cost and inconvenience, it’s all part of the service.
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Dave
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EVs, Unsafe at any Speed! 🔥🔥🔥
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VOWG
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Dave, stupid at any speed. The lack of intelligence will kill us.
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Al Shelton
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Another factor that is often overlooked is the wind chill factor.
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K. Kaiser
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Of course !
Batteries a chemical systems that follow nature’s laws that, in rough terms, means that temperature is a critical component of the kinetics of the system, with a halving of that by each temperature change of -15 deg. C.
KK
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Jerry Krause
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Hi K. Kaiser,
Have you noticed that it seems chemistry is no longer recognized as a fundamental physical science any more?
have a good day
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Herb Rose
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Hi K.K,
I believe it is a change of 10C (no wind chill involved).
Herb
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Jerry Krause
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Hi Herb,
Specifically define, for the readers, what the kinetics of the system to which K.K. referred, is.
Have a good day
I
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Kevin Doyle
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It is common knowledge batteries lose electrical efficiency (internal resistance/conductivity) at very cold or very hot temperatures. Thus, limiting output.
Another humorous side to the story. I have been recently traveling to Florida for a work assignment.
Violent storms have knocked out power in certain areas. The local officials here declared no public buses would be able to run, as the ‘electric buses’ rely upon re-charging from the public electric grid.
Is this what we term ‘reliable transportation’?
At least horses and donkeys can work in most any weather…
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