commercial & public service vehicles
A word about the descriptors used on the above links. An autonomous (road) vehicle is one that has enough battery capacity to operate freely (within design constraints) anywhere.
A non-autonomous vehicle requires an external power supply at all times. The obvious example here is the trolleybus which draws power from overhead wires or the less obvious vehicle using an inductive system that utilises cables and energy transfer pads laid in the road.
Both these types of vehicle are driver controlled and steered; this is important in the case of the non-autonomous vehicle as it has more maneuverability than a tram. There is a 'crossover' type which has batteries runs on a fixed route and charges at stopping points on the route this system allows smaller batteries to be used.
Light Rail EVs are non-autonomous and run on rails; power can come from overhead wires or a buried third rail system. This is also known as a tramway system.
A non-autonomous vehicle requires an external power supply at all times. The obvious example here is the trolleybus which draws power from overhead wires or the less obvious vehicle using an inductive system that utilises cables and energy transfer pads laid in the road.
Both these types of vehicle are driver controlled and steered; this is important in the case of the non-autonomous vehicle as it has more maneuverability than a tram. There is a 'crossover' type which has batteries runs on a fixed route and charges at stopping points on the route this system allows smaller batteries to be used.
Light Rail EVs are non-autonomous and run on rails; power can come from overhead wires or a buried third rail system. This is also known as a tramway system.