>>939601Not only startups have such failures. Somewhere near November Solbus (a relatively experienced bus manufacturer from Poland) delivered their first batch of 11 hybrid articulated buses. One caught fire during test rides soon after delivery, another burst into flames during charging (iirc) in January. After the second incident they were withdrawn.
But it's a tram thread - the city that got those hybrids (Częstochowa) has published its plans for the years 2016-2020. They will renovate 2km (out of 30-ish) of tracks and refurbish some old, old trams.