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Electric buses – An energy efficient urban transportation means

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Bus transit systems with electric traction are an important contribution to the post fossil fuel mobility. Most renewable energy sources provide energy in the form of electricity. Electric motors thus have promise in the development of the way “beyond oil”. The reactivation of trolley bus systems – grid bounded but also catenary free for short distances – paves this way. The design of modern trolley bus operations overcomes the existing disadvantages of conventional buses using fossil fuel. Germany has an efficient industry in this field, that offers braking energy recuperation and energy storage in modern supercapacitors as well as technical and organisational innovations for a local emission free and a low noise transit system. Gentle but powerful when starting and braking, the trolley bus is cost effective and easy to integrate into an existing infrastructure. Such an electric bus system is ecological, customer-friendly and suitable for cities. It has a high economic efficiency and it also expands the traffic planning field towards an ecological future technology. This paper shows examples at home and abroad how electric buses achieve an energy solving modern urban traffic. It gives insights into technical developments of electric vehicle equipment, cateneries with fast driving handling characteristics and the use of plain electric and hybrid powertrains.

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  • Kühne, Reinhart, 2010. "Electric buses – An energy efficient urban transportation means," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 4510-4513.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:35:y:2010:i:12:p:4510-4513
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.055
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