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An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors, as opposed to a conventional internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electrical energy on board, or be fed mains electricity continuously from an external source such as overhead lines .
Chariot Motors [14] * is a developer of ultracapacitor-based electric buses and battery e-buses for Bulgaria and Israel. City Smile electric bus designed and manufactured by AMZ-Kutno in Poland. Complete Coach Works remanufactured electric bus in Riverside, CA USA. Custom Denning [15] [circular reference] in Sydney, Australia. Design and ...
The BYD K series bus (sometimes just referred to as the BYD ebus or BYD electric bus) are a line of battery electric buses manufactured by the Chinese automaker BYD, powered with its self-developed lithium iron phosphate battery, featuring a typical operating range of 250 kilometres (160 mi) per charge under urban road conditions.
A battery electric bus is an electric bus that is driven by an electric motor and obtains energy from on-board batteries. Many trolleybuses use batteries as an auxiliary or emergency power source. Battery electric buses offer the potential for zero-emissions, in addition to much quieter operation and better acceleration compared to traditional ...
A ZQDR-410 traction motor (the large, dark component on the axle with small ventilation holes) A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric or hydrogen vehicles, or electric multiple unit trains.
Solaris' first fully electric bus, the Urbino 8,9 LE electric, was unveiled in 2012. Initially, the bus only had a 100-kilometre (62 mi) range, however, with time, thanks to technological progress, the achievable range increased. The vehicle was tested among others in Poznań, Cracow, and in Warsaw.
A hybrid electric bus is a bus that combines a conventional internal combustion ... In May 2003 General Motors started to tour with hybrid electric buses developed ...
Ryan Popple, formerly of Tesla Motors, was appointed CEO in 2014. [13] In 2015, Proterra was awarded a $3 million grant from the California Energy Commission to fund the design, development and construction of the company's battery-electric transit bus manufacturing line in the City of Industry, California.