Comments on: Electric Buses that Charge at Each Stop

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:09:00 +0000

BYD has an electric bus with a 180 mile range. It’s going into use in Germany and Singapore.

The Proterra might be less expensive overall, but it will require charging points along the route.

I’m assuming the BYD buses use the same batteries used in their e6 EVs. Fifty of their e6s have been in use as taxis for over a year, averaging 36,400 miles with at least one taxi accumulating over 60,000 miles. Most of the recharging has been done with rapid chargers (Level 3, I think) and BYD reports no decrease in battery range.

We’re likely to see a drastic drop in the number of diesel buses over the coming years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Thanks for the extra info!

By: Breath on the Wind

Breath on the Wind — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:49:00 +0000

The idea is not very new and there have been several trials. What is new is that GM has decided that it was a good enough idea to put money behind it.
http://electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com/2010/10/overhead-pantograph-ev-bus-system-fast.html

http://electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com/2010/12/ge-demonstrates-electric-bus-of-future.html
And another way to drive an electric bus: http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=25408

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:32:00 +0000

lol, it has happened a number of times before

By: Soul

Soul — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:16:00 +0000

hehe! I meant “wind” of course…but who knows…lol

By: Soul

Soul — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:15:00 +0000

that is great..and with power coming from renewable energy in the future, such as solar and wing , it will be perfect