Solar electric bus

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An air-conditioned 26-seat solar electric bus, with a range of around 200 kilometres, is operating in Adelaide, Australia. The Adelaide City Council owns Tindo, the first electric bus that can be recharged using solar energy, which began operation in 2008.^[1]

Tindo is the aboriginal word for sun, and the vehicle’s power will come from a solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed on the roof of the new Adelaide Central Bus Station. The solar PV system generates almost 70 000 kilowatt hours of zero-carbon-emissions electricity each year – the city’s largest grid-connected PV system.^[1]

The few existing electric buses in operation elsewhere are smaller, have a shorter range, and do not have a 100 per cent solar-electric capability.^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c} Solar electric bus for Adelaide