Jérémie Desjardins, Business Leader PRIMOVE, Bombardier Transportation, said: “PRIMOVE technology enables electric buses to serve routes originally designed for conventional buses operating to tight timetables. The charging process begins as soon as the vehicle completely covers the charging segment. It is installed entirely under the road surface and under the floor of the vehicles. The use of PRIMOVE technology widens RNV’s commitment to efficient e-mobility to roads as well.īombardier’s invisible PRIMOVE charging technology is based on inductive energy transfer. Martin in der Beek emphasised RNV’s dedication to implementing innovative transport solutions: “We aim to expand public transport’s competitive edge in efficiency by putting the technology of inductively charged electric buses through its paces on a demanding city route and thereby proving its suitability for everyday use.” RNV GmbH was the first transport operator to use energy storage systems on its rail network since 2009, light rail vehicles equipped with the MITRAC Energy Saver are operating successfully in the region. They will also gain insights into further improving low-emission public transport systems by focusing on the operating efficiency of daily transport services. The project partners aim to prove that a technology transfer towards e-mobility is viable. The project will help to determine a framework for infrastructure, batteries, inductive energy transfer and daily operation by testing the new technology on a real-life route. In addition, an electric van equipped with wireless PRIMOVE technology will be tested as a RNV service vehicle. Both e-buses, built by the Swiss manufacturer Carrosserie HESS AG, are also equipped with the new BOMBARDIER MITRAC e-bus powertrain for city buses. Our research and pilot projects are setting in motion today the solutions of tomorrow.”ĭuring an initial period of 12 months, two completely electrically powered and inductively charged electric buses will be trialled in daily passenger operation on the existing RNV bus route. It is particularly important to harness the benefits of e-mobility in public transport, where new technologies are tested in an integrated system of vehicles, transport infrastructure and maintenance sites. The Ministry of Transport’s wide-ranging approach to R&D supports the introduction into the market of innovative drive systems and new concepts for all modes of transport. “We want to turn Germany into a leading e-mobility supplier and market. “The Government considers the promotion of alternative propulsion technologies a high priority,” Rainer Bomba told the conference. They accepted the funding on behalf of the four project partners RNV, the City of Mannheim, Bombardier Transportation and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Secretary of State Rainer Bomba presented the grant for this innovative project to Christian Specht, Mayor of Mannheim and head of the city’s department of public transport, and Martin in der Beek, Technical Director, RNV. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development announced today – during the Association of German Transport Companies’ conference in Berlin on the theme of “Electric Buses – Market of the future!?” – that it will fund the project with 3.3 million euro. The project will prove that electric buses can operate daily passenger services, even on demanding routes. During the “PRIMOVE Mannheim” research project, electric buses will recharge wirelessly while passengers get on and off the vehicles at bus stops along the inner city route 63. The regional operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is redefining e-mobility for public transport services of the future.
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