The city of Mannheim will be testing a new kind of electric bus which can be charged wirelessly. Bombardier, who makes the buses, is hoping to prove that using electric buses can be cheaper and more efficient than current models. Every time the bus stops to pickup or drop off passengers a device beneath the street will use wireless power to recharge batteries on the bus.
Two buses outfitted with special batteries will get charged by underground induction energy transfer stations each time they stop along the route.
Bombardier spokesman Marc Laforge said the technology could be attractive for governments
