BCIMO annouce the world’s first rapid battery charger for Urban Very Light Rail (VLR) has undergone commissioning at the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) in Dudley.
The milestone will see the prototype Coventry Very Light Rail start testing its automated, rapid charging capability. The adapted, 450kw overhead bus opportunity charger can top-up battery powered VLR vehicles in an estimated three minutes.
The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) is a not-for-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and operator of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), a unique, world-class centre for rail innovation based in Dudley in the West Midlands.
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