The buses in America only went on the strength of the wind

24 April 2019

In American Portland launched Xcelsior electric bus CHARGE which is charged from wind power

Alexander Klimov, photo greencarcongress.com and New Flyer of America mosgortrans.ru

Company New Flyer of America Inc. solemnly handed over to the national Agency of public transport in the city of Portland (Oregon) – company Tri-County (TriMet) your first CHARGE Xcelsior buses powered solely from batteries charged exclusively on wind power systems PGE Clean Wind. This summer the line will be out another four similar machines.

Earlier in September 2017, New Flyer announced the order of five articulated Xcelsior buses CHARGE with a length of 40 ft (18,1 m). To the purchase, ownership and maintenance of six chargers manufactured by ABB and associated infrastructure TriMet has partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE).

Buy the first five of the buses were partially funded by a grant in the amount of $3.4 million allocated by the Federal transportation administration for 2016 in the framework of the deployment of vehicles with low emissions and no emissions (zero emission).

Line No. 62 in Oregon with a length of 13.1 miles (21.1 km) with a variable height of the terrain will be served by five TriMet's 40-foot Xcelsior model buses CHARGE, thus becoming the "first in the United States, all-electric bus route". The buses will ply from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. between the Transit center sunset (Sunset Transit Center) Transit center Washington square (Washington Square Transit Center), with chargers installed at a work site of the company TriMet Merlo, and one charger on the route installed in the Transit center sunset, for a quick recharge of the batteries for driving in both ends of the route.
The company TriMet transports passengers in the suburbs of Portland, providing more than 97 million trips per year.

PS In Moscow elektrobosna the development of the project according to the AP comes with some difficulty, although in March, was carried our one millionth passenger. as of April in the capital Park received about half of the planned tender two hundred buses. However, the supply of the lights are, and originally carrying some problems in the issue of buses of "GAZ Group", is gradually getting rid of childhood diseases.