My dad used to be a school bus driver (among many other things, typical immigrant story).
One of the benefits of the down time is that since the hours are weird (2-3 hours in the morning, and then 2-3 hours again, 7-8 hours later in the day), means that if you didn't have downtime, you'd have to have two shifts of drivers, further increasing costs.
Having this downtime also allows for the drivers to get breaks (my dad would just come home and nap since otherwise he'd be up at 5:30am to get ready for the high schools) and return, and do a full day in one shift.
Just food for thought since this angle wasn't mentioned.
But I absolutely LOVE the idea of buying electric buses and using them as battery storage.
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My dad used to be a school bus driver (among many other things, typical immigrant story).
One of the benefits of the down time is that since the hours are weird (2-3 hours in the morning, and then 2-3 hours again, 7-8 hours later in the day), means that if you didn't have downtime, you'd have to have two shifts of drivers, further increasing costs.
Having this downtime also allows for the drivers to get breaks (my dad would just come home and nap since otherwise he'd be up at 5:30am to get ready for the high schools) and return, and do a full day in one shift.
Just food for thought since this angle wasn't mentioned.
But I absolutely LOVE the idea of buying electric buses and using them as battery storage.