Bombardier battery-electric powered tram sets range record: 25.9 miles of catenary-free operation

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By mmillikinNov 6, 2015, 5:01 am192 pts
Bombardier Transportation has successfully completed a 41.6 km (25.9 miles) catenary-free test run using a Bombardier-built tram, powered entirely by its PRIMOVE battery in combination with BOMBARDIER MITRAC (Modular Integrated TRACtion system). The test run was conducted in the German city of Mannheim on the…

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