School cancelled in parts of Midwest, diesel suffers in subzero temps. “Each bus is started, runs for about 30 minutes every four hours. That process begins at 9:00 p.m.” As EVs develop more cold weather options, they will outperform diesel in the cold. https://wqad.com/2019/01/25/how-leaders-prepare-school-buses-to-survive-the-extreme-cold-and-make-decisions-to-cancel-class/ …
When I lived in North Dakota in the 1960's, most cars had electric engine block heaters installed to keep the engine from freezing while parked. When parked, you would plug into an electric socket. East Coast mechanics could never understand why my car had an electric cord!
