Lhasa: Trial operation of the first solar-powered pure electric bus

The bus in the picture below, from the appearance of other pure electric buses driving on the Lhasa road seems to be no different, but the relevant person in charge of the municipal bus operation company said that this pure electric bus is mainly charged by solar energy, and the solar pure electric bus has been put into trial operation
a few days ago.

Lhasa, known as the "City of Sunshine", has abundant solar energy resources all year round, and it is common for local residents to use it to generate electricity and boil water, and buses can run on the road as long as they bask in the sun.

So, how does the solar pure electric bus perform?

The staff of Dongfeng Bus Company pointed to a bus and said, "This is the solar-powered pure electric bus
.
" In appearance, it is almost identical to other pure electric buses, the same sky-blue body, which cannot be distinguished
without looking closely.
The staff member said that compared with other pure electric buses, the biggest special feature of this car is that its roof is composed of
solar photovoltaic panels.
The top of the 12-meter-long bus is made of black solar photovoltaic panels, with a total area of more than 20 square meters
.
These photovoltaic panels are the energy supply core of this bus, through which solar energy can be converted into electricity to make the bus operate normally
.
The driver can keep track of solar charging via the instruments on the operator's console
.

It is estimated that according to the light time in Lhasa, as long as the sunshine is sufficient, this solar-powered pure electric bus generally does not need to be charged
with the help of power supply.
As long as the car can be charged in the place where there is sun, it can be charged when parked and running, and the charging efficiency is determined
by the intensity of daylight and the time of light.
After Lhasa enters winter, the sunshine time is shortened, and the light intensity will be weakened, even if the solar charging is insufficient, it can be switched to the power charging mode to ensure its normal operation
.

For the reasons for the introduction of solar pure electric buses, the relevant person in charge of the municipal bus company said that although the pure electric buses that have been put into use in Lhasa and the solar pure electric buses currently piloted in operation on the 18 route road are relatively high, the operating costs are much lower, and they are low-carbon and environmentally friendly, which is of great significance to protect the blue water and blue sky of
Lhasa.

The staff of Dongfeng Bus Company said that pure electric buses are not only fast and powerful, but also can run about 260 kilometers with a full charge (230 degrees), according to the calculation of 1 yuan per kWh, the cost of 100 kilometers is only more than 100 yuan, compared with traditional diesel vehicles, it will directly save more than
40% of costs.
Solar-powered pure electric buses are cheaper to run
.