TECHNOLOGY
Bus technology charging ahead in Swedish project
Scania has started testing a bus that can be charged wirelessly at bus stops
A bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting in Sweden. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden, as part of the efforts to identify new more sustainable solutions for public transport in urban environments. This is the first time the technology is being tested in the region and both the bus and bus stop solution are part of a research project where Scania, the public transport operator for the Stockholm region SL, Vattenfall, Södertälje Municipality and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) are co-operating to develop a silent and sustainable public transport system. The project is partly financed by the Swedish Energy Agency. Design adapted Wireless bus stop charging means that the bus parks over a charging segment located under the road surface at the charging station, where charging occurs automatically. The design of the inductive technology has been adapted so as not to...
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