Genève tram trial assesses supercapacitor performance

By 2012-08-07T11:00:00

Stadler Tango tram at CERN.

SWITZERLAND: Genève tram operator TPG is testing a prototype supercapacitor energy storage unit which allows braking energy to be recovered, and enables a tram to run for short distances without an external power supply.

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