$5 Million Down the Drain: Asheville Grapples with Idle Electric Buses Due to Technical Flaws

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Asheville’s ambitious leap into eco-friendly transportation has morphed into a financial sinkhole and a source of frustration for city officials.

In 2018, the city heralded the purchase of five state-of-the-art electric buses, each with a price tag of over $616,796, abc13 News reported.

Fast forward to today, and this green dream has morphed into a financial nightmare, with most of the fleet idled due to a series of almost unbelievable misfortunes.

Interim Transportation Director Jessica Morriss reported that three of the five buses are currently inoperative, with one bus sidelined by a malfunctioning double door since July.

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Joanna Martin
1 year ago

Oh my! Who would have thought such a thing would happen?

Al Buckner
Al Buckner
1 year ago

My father a very common man always said the more intelligent a man think he is,”The more he seems to waste”. Took me a short time to understand his opinion.

Louis Jenkins
Louis Jenkins
1 year ago

Ha, ha, ha. Idiots!

Windshift
Windshift
1 year ago

Ashville, F*ck’em.

ElectroBoy
ElectroBoy
1 year ago

Someone didn’t due their due diligence, AKA kickbacks. Does Director Jessica still have a job? I bet so.

Hadenoughalready
1 year ago

But, but…look how much money they saved in fuel costs…

highdesert
highdesert
1 year ago

North Carolina must be pretty FUBAR at this point. I can’t remember the last week that went by where there wasn’t news of some sort of whackadoodle leftist BS going on there. Tennessee doesn’t seem to be far behind. Nor Calizona.