The world's fastest charging electric busses, with a battery that takesjust 10 seconds to be fully charged, were put into operation for the first time in Ningbo onTuesday.
The bus operates a 11-km route with 24 stops in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, local transportauthorities said.
In the next three years, a total of 1,200 such buses will be used for public transport in thecity, where the electric bus plant is located.
The bus recharges while stationary or while passengers get on or off, and each chargeenables the bus to run for least five kilometers, according to Zhou Qinghe, president ofZhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of high-speed train maker CRRC.
In addition, the bus, which rolled off production line in April, consumes 30 to 50 percentless energy than other electric vehicles.
The capacitor can be charged one million times and has a 10-year life cycle.
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