It is interesting to me that we aren't seeing a larger uptick in utilities funding this kind of investment. The article does mention that in one of the pilots, it was indeed funded by the local utilities. My interest lies in why that isn't more wide spread. I can only imagine the massive amounts of revenue, if not also kick backs from various government subsidies, that a given utility would receive if EV buses see wide spread use.
That is not to say that there would not need to be investment in the utilities infrastructure, but it would pay out in spades over time. OTOH I can also see an argument to be made that the utilities may not want to see this happen everywhere, especially in highly populated areas and areas that see power supply issues in general.
That is not to say that there would not need to be investment in the utilities infrastructure, but it would pay out in spades over time. OTOH I can also see an argument to be made that the utilities may not want to see this happen everywhere, especially in highly populated areas and areas that see power supply issues in general.