http://www.dvice.com/2013-6-3/flash-chargers-set-revolutionize-travel-electric-vehicles [image] Flash chargers set to revolutionize travel by electric vehicles Colin Druce-McFadden June 3 2013 TOSA 2013, via Inside EVs
[image http://www.dvice.com/sites/dvice/files/styles/blog_post_media/public/TOSA%2Bbus_Geneva.jpg?itok=bIPvXMaQ Credit: TOSA video http://youtube.com/watch?v=OaU1rL7IhM4 TOSA2013 (English version) busTOSA2013 May 25, 2013 TOSA is the first full electric articulated bus that runs without overhead lines. With it's so called "flash charging", it recharges at the bus stop along the route in a record time of 15 seconds. ] The TOSA project is a mass-transit system that aims to revolutionize the electrical vehicle market, beginning with electric buses. Designed in cooperation with public transport authorities in Geneva, the TOSA project is a system of specially-equipped electric buses and flash chargers — capable of juicing up a bus in only minutes. The bus-riding experience for the average commuter would stay precisely the same, but the buses would never need to be pulled from service as they charged. Last Sunday a prototype TOSA bus took to the streets for the very first time. Its route is a modest one, covering less than a mile of roadway. But for a prototype, that's not half bad. Especially considering that the bus's flash charger takes only 15 seconds to top off the batteries on the 135-passenger behemoth. Even at the end of the line, when the TOSA bus receives its largest jolt, recharging the bus lasts only 3-4 minutes. That the TOSA bus is equipped with a battery pack similar to that in a Nissan Leaf broadens the theoretical use of these flash charging stations quite a bit. Imagine gas stations across the nation being equipped with flash chargers. Suddenly the spirit of the open road could call to EVs in much the same way that it does to long-haul truckers. The only difference would, of course, be that EV owners would spend less time at the pump. For more detail on the TOSA project's future plans, check out the video below. [©2013, DVICE] ... http://www.tosa2013.com/en#/tosa2013 http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/04/how-to-charge-an-electric-bus-in-15-seconds/ How to charge an electric bus in 15 seconds Paul Lucas Jun 04 2013 http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013/06/04/electric-vehicle-flash-charger-recharges-an-electric-bus-in-just-15-seconds/#.Ua6iCtgW7Mo Electric Vehicle “Flash Charger” Recharges an Electric Bus In Just 15 Seconds By Benji Jerew on June 4, 2013 The TOSA electric vehicle Flash Charger is mounted on the roof of the bus and is rated at 400kW. By charging at such a high rate, the bus operator can keep ... For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Nissan to launch Leaf EV in SA EVLN: EDF asks fleet managers to help with plugin normalization EVLN: Road Worrier, NC taxes the non-stinkers EVLN: Conti/Oerlikon JV develop EV transmissions + EVLN: EVs are getting as cheap as ice rivals, a comparison review {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Flash-charging-set-to-revolutionize-EV-travel-video-tp4663412.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
