Great to see no one is reading the article again. This is a terrific business model. Pay per mile/kilometer is really smart. The upfront costs of a 400k bus are untenable for most markets or municipal budgets.

This way they see a return sooner and allow for roll out over time. Securing the market while assuming much more of the risk. While charging the same cost per mile as a diesel bus they are arbitraging the difference with the more affordable cost per mile of an electric bus.