Title :
E-bus for Akita Prefecture, Japan
Author :
Utsumi, Hiroaki ; Saito, Kazuyuki ; Saito, Akihiro ; Tanaka, Kiyoshi ; Ohmoto, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Tokyo R&D Co., Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
With the aim to improve technologies for EV or new energy industries and to create society with low environmental impact, Akita Prefecture has carried out the “EV Bus Technology Improvement Project”. The project developed an Akita-original electric bus and it further aims to operate the E-Bus on regular bus routes throughout the year.
Keywords :
electric vehicles; Akita Prefecture; Akita-original electric bus; E-bus; EV Bus Technology Improvement Project; Japan; energy industries; low environmental impact; Batteries; Companies; Industries; Resistance heating; Vehicles; BEV (battery electric vehicle); EV (electric vehicle); bus; demonstration; public transport;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS27), 2013 World
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/EVS.2013.6914894
