Cheat President Joe Biden took a virtual tour of a Proterra facility….
“The fact is, you’re making me look good,”
-Joe Biden, April 2021
In his Infrastructure plan, Scumbag Joe handed Proterra $6,500,000,000 of your taxpayer money in grants.
Proterra is a bus maker. AN ELECTRIC BUS MAKER.
to help replace diesel-powered school and transit buses with electric vehicles.
Proterra, produced 550 buses over its 19-year existence.
$11,818,181.82 OF TAXPAYER MONEY PER BUS.
The company announced last month it had concluded auctions as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, and in the wake of its collapse public transit systems tell Just The News they have inoperable buses that can’t be repaired because the company is slow to supply parts to fix them.
Early on, the company’s customers were noticing issues with the buses. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority purchased five Proterra buses in 2019. The company promised ranges of 100 to 120 miles on a single charge, but the authority found they ran as little as 60 to 100 miles on a charge — even less in cold weather.
OH WAIT….
You also gave $40,000 per vehicle in tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for purchasing electric commercial vehicles.
Proterra also benefited from tax credits for its battery manufacturing.
California has given Proterra at least $6 million in grants.
THIS IS HOW COMMUNISTS TURN YOUR COUNTRY INTO A SHITHOLE COUNTRY..
h/t Gypo O’Leary