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The unique bus runs thanks to a giant flywheel
In the 1940s, Swiss engineers developed a new type of zero-emission electric bus that used a large rotating flywheel to store energy instead of rechargeable batteries.
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Video: Technology turns the road surface into a power source for buses
An Israeli start-up company develops wireless charging technology on public buses.
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Electric bus controlled via antenna
Volvo Technology Japan Co., Ltd. And Nippon Dengyo Tools (Japan) has successfully tested wireless energy transfer technology, very suitable in practice to apply to passe…
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Transit bus running 200km / h of billionaire Elon Musk
American billionaire plans to build underground glass buses running at speeds of over 200km / h.
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Bus once charged, running 402km
The Proterra Catalyst XR is the electric bus model, with 250 miles (402km) of travel time with only one charge.
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Switzerland: Electric buses only charge 15 seconds
The disadvantages of electric buses such as time consuming charging, insufficient power to operate ... can be solved by the model being studied in Switzerland.
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The bus system is charging extremely fast
Public Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) in Geneva (Switzerland) is putting into operation.
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Wireless charging system for bus
The German transport operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is conducting a pilot project to test the feasibility of wireless charging of electric buses.