{"id":48546,"date":"2023-04-29T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48546"},"modified":"2023-04-29T07:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:20:00","slug":"you-can-buy-your-own-electric-school-bus-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48546","title":{"rendered":"Weird Alibaba: You can buy your own electric school bus from China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In yet another entry of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week<\/a> that takes us into new territory, this week it\u2019s time to grab your backpack and lunch money for your first day of school. Or at least your first day out and about on a new electric school bus. That\u2019s right, this awesome electric school bus could be yours\u2026 if you want to bring it over from China.<\/p>\n

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Electric school buses aren\u2019t unique; we\u2019re starting to see more and more of them in North America<\/a>. But normally you have to be a kid to ride in one, which just seems unfair to me.<\/p>\n

Fortunately the friendly engineers behind the fun electric vehicles we often dredge up from the depths of Alibaba\u2019s online shopping catalog have found a solution: selling electric school buses directly to commoners like you and me!<\/p>\n

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While this isn\u2019t your typical stretched-out Blue Bird school bus, this stubbier model is no slouch, either. It can reach a top speed of between 111 to 130 km\/h (69 to 81 mph)! If it\u2019s fast enough to take a bunch of glue eaters on the highway to the local science museum field trip, it\u2019s fast enough for pretty much anything we could want to do with it.<\/p>\n

At this point you may be wondering just what I would do with my own electric school bus. Well, not pick up snot-nosed kids for school, that\u2019s for sure! Instead, think of all the cool things this bus could be turned into. You could have your own party bus, or convert it into an awesome electric RV or camper van. At $50,000<\/a>, it\u2019s not exactly an impulse purchase. But then again, electric buses typically cost several times as much, so maybe it is a deal after all!<\/p>\n

School buses actually offer a unique and cost-effective opportunity for transformation into fully functional campers. It takes solid construction to get parents to trust these vehicles with their precious little crumb crunchers. The rugged design, spacious interiors, and sturdy frames of school buses make them great for retrofitting to create comfortable and personalized mobile living spaces. <\/p>\n

You can rip out the original seating previously used by all those little ankle biters and then creatively repurpose the generous square footage. The sky is the limit when it comes to designing custom layouts for sleeping quarters, kitchens, bathrooms, and lounging areas. And since this bus starts life as an electric vehicle, it\u2019s even better for a green conversion with a roof full of solar panels and a hidden composting toilet in a cabinet.<\/p>\n

With all of the electric school buses starting to enter operation with actual crib lizards en route to school, a couple decades from now there will surely be a cottage industry of repurposing used electric school buses. But if you don\u2019t want to wait that long, and don\u2019t mind a hood full of Mandarin characters, then perhaps ordering a Chinese electric school bus is for you!<\/p>\n

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Okay, let\u2019s end on a serious note: Please don\u2019t buy this thing. It\u2019s fun to imagine getting a bargain basement electric bus, but this ordeal is surely rife with problems. <\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve learned from my own Chinese EV imports<\/a>, you often don\u2019t get exactly what you expect and it will always<\/em> cost significantly more than you budgeted. So don\u2019t imitate my fellow foolish readers<\/a> and buy weird things from halfway around the world. Let\u2019s just all enjoy the magic of Alibaba window shopping!<\/p>\n

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