During the day, the new buses will recharge their batteries in fifteen minute intervals using the tram system’s overhead power lines. At night, they will recharge fully at their charging stations. To date, only prototype electric buses have been in service in Europe. Vienna is the first city to operate a full fleet of electric buses throughout the city center. One of these buses has been experimentally running since the fall of 2012, but this summer, Vienna launched the fleet of twelve new buses, each of which can carry forty passengers.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 23:51:07 +0000
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