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15 Seconds to charge an Electric Bus

ABB, a power and automation technology firm has partnered with City of Geneva to introduce the world’s first high capacity flash charging electric bus system. Batteries are recharged while the bus is at the bus stop. The system, extends from Geneva airport to Palexpo, the city’s international exhibition center, charging buses at every third or fourth stop in a quick 15-seconds. The bus charges fully at the end of the line in three or four minutes only.

Link:http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/flash-charging-powers-electric-buses-in-15-seconds/21007?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660

Date& source: June 3, 2013, Smartplanet

Electric bus charging

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