Abstract

a promoter of sustainable mobility and a pioneer in ground-based feeding solutions for urban rail transport, Alstom extends the use of its APS technology to road transport, accompanying the shift from petrol/diesel-powered vehicles to electrically-powered vehicles. Originally a dynamic feeding solution for catenaryless tramways, APS supplies electricity to vehicles at ground level by means of a segmented conductive rail installed on the road surface. Service proven in 7 tramway networks, the technology has undergone further developments to comply with other applications: the static recharge of autonomous trams and buses, as well as the dynamic feeding of road vehicles. APS is currently being tested for powering trucks on highways, as part of the ERS project included in a programme by the Swedish Energy Agency.