File:Pantograph charger at Bexleyheath Bus Garage (geograph 7658784).jpg

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A bus standing under the pantograph charger at Bexleyheath Bus Garage

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English: The white structure is a pantograph charger installed at Bexleyheath Bus Garage in 2023 for "opportuistic charging" of electric busses.

Humps on the road surface have told the driver exactly where to park in a forward/backward direction. The driver presses a button in the cab which communicates by wifi to the charging station. The red part of the charger descends - like an inverted tram pantograph - and makes contact with terminals on the bus. Charging commences.

This method can provide top-up charging while the bus is standing by at the end of the route in addition to overnight charging at the garage.

The bus operating Route 132 is an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City EV.

See Bexleyheath bus pantograph for details.

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Camera location51° 27′ 36.2″ N, 0° 09′ 11″ E  Heading=45° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location51° 27′ 37.1″ N, 0° 09′ 12″ E  Heading=45° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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