Infrastructure

What is claimed as being Australia’s first pantograph-down charging facility for electric buses has entered operation at Brookvale Bus Depot in Sydney, using Kempower charging technology to support the transition of 229 diesel buses to battery-electric operation. The project represents a major deplo...

Italian carrier Trieste Trasporti has inaugurated in mid-May a new electric bus charging station at its Broletto depot in Trieste. According to information reported by Italian trade media and our sister platform Autobusweb, Trieste Trasporti plans to purchase 137 battery-electric buses by 2030. The ...

King County Metro has received 123 inverted pantographs from Schunk Transit Systems 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 area...

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...