Electric City Bus Has 200KM Range
December 16th, 2007Via: AutoBlogGreen:
I can assure readers that the electric bus – named “Tindo”, which is the local Aboriginal word for “sun” – is a pure EV.
It will be recharged using a unique solar PV system installed on the roof of the new Adelaide Central Bus Station.
This system generates 70,000 kilowatt hours of zero carbon emissions electricity per year – which makes it the largest grid-connected solar system in our City.
“Tindo” has an operational range of 200 kilometres between charges under typical urban conditions, and as it doesn’t have a combustion engine, it operates quietly and effectively with zero tail pipe emissions.
It uses 11 Swiss-made Zebra sodieum/nickel batteries, giving the bus unprecedented energy storage and operational range.
And the batteries are not affected by external temperatures.
