unpredictability of school bus operations,” Leach noted. “Every day is different, and the more pre- dictable we can make operations, the better.” Civitella pointed to the chal- lenges faced when a bus breaks down. While its location is pin- pointed by GPS, that technology can also be used to locate near- by buses, and one can then be rerouted to pick up the stranded students. But if the second bus is electric, a key question is whether its battery is sufficiently charged to take on the additional route. With telemetry, that can be readily determined by staff stationed at transportation headquarters. Integrating GPS with electric school buses can also help in
“[GPS] is not a substitute for having managed charging but it can help staff identify potential
charging issues in real time so they can react.”
-Karim Johnson, Bethlehem CSD in New York
locating service centers, ex- plained Brian Apunda, director of marketing for FleetSoft. “There’s already proof in the pudding that this helps buses that run on fossil fuels find ser- vice stations in emergencies, he said. “I think it will have the same if not more of an impact for electric vehicles, where their specific service centers may be more scarce.” On a more routine basis,
telematics can support battery management no matter where a vehicle is located, helping avoid problems in the first place. That includes not only buses in transit, but also those still parked. “Where the real-time state
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