ZINC-AIR ELECTRIC BUS
May 1st, 2001
BY KATE REWTHE FIRST electric bus to be powered by a zero-emission zinc-air battery is to start a series of test track trials in the United States, to show it can cope with the rigours of city and suburban driving.The bus has been developed by the USA-based Electric Fuel company, with half the funding provided by America's Federal Transit Administration, which wants examine whether it can promote the technology as a way of providing clean mass public transport.Although zinc-air batteries have been used for a long time in other much smaller applications, such as ...
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