For more than six months, the buses KAMAZ successfully tested in various cities of our country. Just recently, the automaker introduced a new version of quick-charging station for electric buses. The uniqueness of the device lies in its compactness and ability to recharge automatically.
The fast charging station was developed by engineers Drive Electro by order of the holding company “KAMAZ”. As the press service of the company, the energy spent on the route, takes only 6 minutes. Thus, the electric bus can drive more than 300 km per day. In addition, the charging station can be connected to the bus power network (or any other AC or DC) and to re-charge electric bus in automatic mode without the driver. It is worth noting that electric buses KAMAZ already carrying guests of SKOLKOVO Innovation center since March of this year. Prior to the installation of ultra-fast charging station the power reserve was 52 km and the total charge required three hours.
Recall that KAMAZ bus second generation is called KAMAZ-Electro Drive and is equipped with a lithium-titanate batteries. The advantage of these batteries is that it’s the only batteries that have successfully charged and operate at temperature range from -45 to +40 degrees Celsius. The battery is rated for 20 000 cycles of recharge, equivalent to about 15 years of service.
Based on materials of the press service of the Corporation “ROSTEC”
KAMAZ presented the ultrafast charge station for electric buses
Vladimir Kuznetsov