AutoTram combines a bus and a tram to get the best of both worlds

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As part of its research into the public transport of tomorrow, researchers at Fraunhofer have developed the AutoTram – a vehicle as long as a streetcar and as agile as a bus. Combining the best of both vehicles it has no need for rails or overhead contact lines, instead the “bustrolley” rolls on rubber tires and follows a simple white line on the road surface. It was constructed to serve as a research platform in the institute’s “Fraunhofer System Research on Electric-Powered Mobility” project – a large-scale research cooperative involving 33 Fraunhofer institutes that focuses on developing mobility solutions for the future. .. Continue Reading AutoTram combines a bus and a tram to get the best of both worlds

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Fraunhofer, Public Transport, Supercapacitor, Transport

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