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Bombardier is testing an innovative electric bus, PRIMOVE<\/a>, in Germany. The bus moves quietly through the streets picking up and dropping off passengers, requiring no overnight plugin or long delays to recharge the battery.<\/p>\n

How does the bus recharge? Well, it takes advantage of high-power charging pads built into the road, along the route. This dramatically reduces the long recharge times, eliminating the need for extra fleet vehicles, and battery swapping.<\/p>\n

Induction charging \u2014 wireless charging \u2014 is already working in Augsburg, Germany with on light-rail line and in Torino, Italy, where since 2003 they’ve had working wireless electric buses. In 2012 Utah State University also announced a trial run of induction-charging electric buses. (Via Wired)<\/a><\/p>\n

Image via Bombardier<\/a><\/p>\n

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