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Electric bus launch delayed after Hyland reports charge-port locations misplaced on delivered buses
Summary
Hyland reported that all 12 electric buses and chargers were delivered to the Erie depot but the charge ports were installed on the wrong side. Hyland and dealer Wolfington will engineer a retrofit; the launch is expected in November, with training tentatively scheduled for mid-October.
Hyland representatives told the Erie City School District Committee of the Whole that 12 electric Type C buses and 12 depot chargers have been delivered and installed at the district depot, but a manufacturing/dealer error requires relocating the buses’ charging ports and will delay the initially planned October launch.
Zoe Mahmood, Hyland customer success manager, said the buses were delivered to ensure eligibility for tax credits and that the depot chargers are in…
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