Infrastructure

King County Metro has received 123 inverted pantographs from Schunk Transit Solutions for electric bus charging at its Tukwila Base depot. The installation, reported by US specialized media Mass Transit, concerns charging infrastructure designed for battery-electric buses operating in the Seattle ar...

First Bus has launched a UK trial using electric bus depots to support the National Grid balancing mechanism by adjusting when vehicles are charged. The project started at the operator’s Glasgow depot (at the time of conversion, 2021, it was the largest EV bus depot in the country) and will extend l...

Chargers manufacturer Kempower has introduced the Mega Satellite Flex, a new high-power charging dispenser supporting both CCS and MCS charging standards for heavy-duty electric vehicles. The Finnish company unveiled the new Mega Satellite Flex during the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, presenting the compan...

Two 400 kW charging stations for electric trucks have been commissioned at the Allianz Arena in Munich, with further provisions for future coach charging. As known, MAN electric coach (3-axles) is set to enter production by end of this year. Details of the project have been disclosed through an exec...

Swiss Post has commissioned a modern Kempower DC fast charging system at its new logistics center in Villmergen. Jebsen & Jessen, an official distribution partner of Kempower in Switzerland, supplied the technology. A total of 16 charging points were commissioned to a setup including 14 Kempower...

Aurora Utilities has connected a new group of Stagecoach depots to support the rollout of electric bus infrastructure across the UK. Aurora Utilities has announced the energisation of a further set of Stagecoach bus depots as part of the operator’s ongoing fleet electrification programme, extending ...