Majority of Edmonton’s $1 Million Electric Buses Stuck in Shop After Parts Supplier Files for Bankruptcy

Majority of Edmonton’s $1 Million Electric Buses Stuck in Shop After Parts Supplier Files for Bankruptcy
A door covers the plug where a Proterra-made battery-powered electric bus is charged, in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 02, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Three-quarters of Edmonton’s 60-bus electric fleet is in the shop for repairs and may remain there for some time after the city’s primary parts supplier filed for bankruptcy protection.
Proterra, the manufacturer of electric vehicle parts that the city relies on, filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in August.