Automated Electric Tram Charges As It Picks Up Passengers

It's hard to deny that public transportation has become a necessity around the globe, but isn't it time for some of our antiquated transportation systems to join in on the 21st century? Judging from the increasing number of electric vehicles and hybrids on our streets, it was only a matter of time before some fancy new buses hopped in on the green bandwagon. Perhaps the future lies in vehicles such as the German engineered AutoTram, a mixture between a tram and bus?

The AutoTram project comes from Dresden's Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI, where German researchers aim to address the efficiency, flexibility and affordability of conventional buses. The solution to their problems is AutoTram, a fully electric, zero-emission vehicle that utilizes an innovative charging method to power itself throughout the day.

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