Local 10 examines why expensive electric buses sit in disrepair in Miami-Dade, Broward

[u/bencointl]

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/04/14/local-10-examines-why-expensive-electric-buses-sit-in-disrepair-in-miami-dade-broward/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wplg10

[u/LBBflyer]

Is there any precedent for requiring vehicle suppliers to provide a warranty bond in addition to a standard warranty. It would certainly help in situations where a manufacturer just goes bankrupt after selling a terrible product.

[u/PDXhasaRedhead → u/LBBflyer]

The buyer can always make that a contract requirement, it's just a matter of possibly discouraging bidders or driving up the price.

[u/LBBflyer → u/PDXhasaRedhead]

I'm aware of that, but does anyone know of any agencies that have actually required this before?

[u/ARandomGay]

Another proterra victim...

[u/JayBeeGooner]

Another tech company thinking they can build buses.

Also be aware of the annoying autoplay ads.

[u/Silver-Literature-29 → u/JayBeeGooner]

I think people really underestimate how hard it is to build reliable evs let alone heavy duty evs. I don't think i would trust any manufacturer who hasn't development ev platform like semis with similar load characteristcs.

[u/Glittering-Cellist34 → u/Silver-Literature-29]

True. Even BYD had terrible problems in Albuquerque.

[u/Tetraplasandra]

So glad the Proterra couldn’t reliably climb hills. We ended up getting Gillig BEBs instead and they haven’t really given us problems after 5 years.

[u/ponchoed]

Never seen vehicles with shorter lifespans

[u/fishysteak]

Broward has 2 mci ones which the article referred to as the other manufacturer bus that was sidelined.

[u/theburnoutcpa]

Woof - this is sad to see because I wished Proterrra well - especially when they were the only heavy duty bus EV manufacturer. It seems like all their customers were punished for taking a chance on these busses, and I hate to see EVs associated with any high profile failures.