Intercity transportation of passengers by highway buses started in a new phase with the beginning of the operation of the first full electric plug in bus. It is Marcopolo Viaggio 1050 bus, assembled on BYD D9A 20.410 chassis, operated by Turis Silva. This initiative is also supported by EDP Smart, a division of Energy Solutions of EDP, a company of the electrical segment.
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PSR Analysis: It is an interesting initiative, but as we have stated previously, electrical plug-in vehicles must still prove their cost viability. Additionally, the plug-in infrastructure is not in place yet. Other alternatives of electrical buses will compete with plug-in in near future. PSR
Fabio Ferraresi is Director, Business Development-South America, for Power Systems Research
