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Manufacturers reach landmark agreement on charging electric buses

18 March 2016

by Steve Hoare

European electric bus manufacturers have brokered a deal with the numerous suppliers of charging technologies that will allow them all to use the same open interface between bus and charger.

More and more cities are demanding electric buses but operators are often unable to buy all their buses from the same manufacturer. This agreement is seen as a vital step towards finding a common standard that would apply to all technologies.

London’s outgoing Deputy Mayor for Transport, Isabel Dedring, welcomed the deal. "Electric buses are no longer 'just for airports' and other short hops. They are clearly ready for the mainstream, which is why we are already converting whole bus routes to electric ...

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