Battery Bus with n Motion Charging IMC®

In 2014 Kiepe Electric delivered the first dual-mode trolley buses to the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA). The standard bus from Gillig was first mechanically modified to a trolleybus, the harmonization of electric drive, battery and the charging of the battery is of decisive importance for electric buses. 

Kiepe Electric developed a tailored solution with powerful IMC technology. The bus body from Gillig was fitted with the innovative electric bus technology by Kiepe Eletric. IMC buses are operated as battery buses in line sections without overhead line and the batteries of the buses are recharged when the buses drive under the overhead line as bus. 

The lithium-titanate-oxide (LTO) traction batteries with a power of 200 kW also allow both powerful acceleration and full air conditioning of the passenger compartment in line sections without overhead lines. Thanks to the new battery buses the GDRTA has been able to extend a line by 2 x 7.5 miles (2 x 12 km) without overhead line, i.e. without additional investment in infrastructure.