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Electric buses for cities compete with conventional buses
The idea of
electric buses for public transport
was the afternoon topic of the Mobility of the Future conference. Numerous case
studies and practical tests in the Czech Republic and abroad clearly
demonstrated that electric buses are already capable to compete with
conventional buses in performance and endurance. With their four-times lower
operation costs and the possibility to optimize the buses for specific routes
result in their purchase price becoming lower and affordable. Miroslav Kuželka
from ABB presented an already tested project of the Tosa charging system, which
allows electric buses to perform their normal daily service even while on
battery power. Revolutionary here is both the size of the electric battery,
which thanks of its compact size does not affect the passenger capacity of the
bus, and charging stations at stops that automatically recharge the buses during
entry and exit of passengers.
