Our speaker this evening was Murat Basarir, Business Development Manager in MASP *
We heard a short, yet informative overview of the on-going trial of inductive charging for electric buses in Milton Keynes (a technical hitch preventing us from seeing a supporting video, which was a shame). On the plus side, there was enough time for a great many questions; an indication of the interest and passions aroused by this topic.
So far, the results and feedback have been very positive. As pointed out by the speaker and the Q & A, there remain a number of operational, performance and cost-effectiveness concerns; over the remainder of the trial, these can be evaluated and mitigated in any future implementations. What we can learn from such trials will surely be useful in our targets of reduced carbon and urban pollution.
* MASP is MBK Arup Sustainable Projects Limited, a joint venture between Mitsui and Arup which aims to bring viable, low carbon initiatives to market.