e-bus

Battery-powered coach

An e-bus is an electric bus—a public transit vehicle powered by batteries or other electric systems rather than diesel or gasoline engines.

The term appears in transportation planning and environmental policy discussions: The city plans to convert its entire fleet to e-buses by 2030.

technology

battery

Portable electricity storage

regenerative braking · smart grid · pantograph · range · kilowatt-hour · fast-charging · overnight charging · battery swap · telematics · GPS tracking

transit

commuter

One who travels regularly

passenger · driver · metro · shuttle · transfer · ticketing · schedule · terminal · express · charter

environmental

zero-emission

Producing no pollutants

air quality · decarbonization · greenhouse gas reduction · noise reduction · smog reduction · sustainable transport

infrastructure

overhead wires

Cables suspended above ground

charging network · substation · catenary · curb cut

manufacturers

Solaris

Sun's enterprise Unix variant

  • VolvoSwedish automobile brand
Categories
Opposites
power source/propulsion technology

e-busdiesel bus

Petroleum-fueled mass transit vehicle

hybrid bus

Family

bus, buses, bused, busing, busses, bussed, bussing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G