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There are EV busses made by ABB in collaboration with other local companies, e.g. TOSA in Geneva [1]. They charge on few stops on the route for some sub-minute
by nuccy 5y ago
There are EV busses made by ABB in collaboration with other local companies, e.g. TOSA in Geneva [1]. They charge on few stops on the route for some sub-minute (15-30s) periods and can operate the whole day without charging for longer stationary. The contact pads are hidden from weather, so the busses operate all year round for few years already.
1. https://youtu.be/fm3_N4Js3Nw https://youtu.be/fm3_N4Js3Nw
- bradfa 5y agoThat's really cool! It's not really something which could be deployed to general purpose personal vehicles, since they come in many shapes and sizes, but it's great to see such an idea executed for buses which seems like a great place for it.
- MisterTea 5y agoBuses are highly predictable compared to a plethora of different automobiles driven by highly unpredictable humans.
- fouc 5y agoAt least until self-driving kicks in
- 542354234235 5y agoAlso, drivers are employees and can be/are specifically trained on how to operate the vehicle. That can’t be expected for consumer level systems.