Vermont’s “Green” Buses Can’t Survive… Vermont
Less than a year after Green Mountain Transit (GMT) proudly rolled out five shiny new electric buses, the entire fleet is now parked outside in the snow, like very expensive lawn ornaments.
Why? Because their batteries were recalled as a fire hazard, they cannot be stored in the garage. And because it’s Vermont in winter, they’re too cold to charge anyway. These buses need to be at 41 degrees just to power up, and there is not a day in the 40s in sight in Vermont any time soon.
The result? GMT has been down to its last functioning bus, cutting routes and begging other agencies for help to keep basic service running.
It turns out that designing transit for sunny California and then deploying it in icy Vermont doesn’t work as well as the eco-left would have you believe. While activists promised a sleek electric future, riders are stuck waiting in the cold, and taxpayers are stuck footing the bill for buses that can’t handle winter.
Vermont’s frozen electric fleet isn’t just a transit hiccup; it’s a reminder that virtue-signaling doesn’t move people. Reliable energy does.
February 2, 2026