{"id":4877,"date":"2025-04-15T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecity.solarisbus.com\/?post_type=baza-wiedzy&#038;p=4877"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:22:26","slug":"opportunity-charging","status":"publish","type":"baza-wiedzy","link":"https:\/\/ecity.solarisbus.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/opportunity-charging","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity charging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Battery electric buses require well-planned charging infrastructure for efficient operation. Depot charging, commonly referred to as overnight charging, typically uses plug-in chargers and is the basic solution. However, to improve fleet efficiency, a second type of charging is also used \u2013 off-depot charging, known as <em>opportunity charging<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opportunity charging<\/strong> is a method of charging electric buses during short breaks in regular operations, without the need to return to the depot for extended periods. It typically takes place at terminal stops, loop stations, or other locations along the route where the bus pauses during service. This type of charging is time-limited and usually lasts for several minutes. As a result, DC fast chargers are typically used, as they allow for rapid delivery of high power in a short time. Pantograph chargers are highly efficient and typically offer charging power from 150 kW to 600 kW.\u00a0Charging is carried out either via a pantograph mounted on the roof of the bus or through so-called inverted charging (a pantograph lowered from the charging station onto the current collector located on the vehicle\u2019s roof).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to opportunity charging, buses can maintain a full range throughout the day, avoiding the need for longer stops and service interruptions. The charging system becomes more flexible and tailored to real operational needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about the charging power of electric vehicles <a href=\"https:\/\/ecity.solarisbus.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/charging-power-of-electric-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunity charging, off-depot charging &#8211; what exactly does it mean?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[73,44,90,92,89,77],"class_list":["post-4877","baza-wiedzy","type-baza-wiedzy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charging","tag-autobusy-elektryczne-en","tag-charging","tag-e-mobility-en","tag-electric-buses","tag-electromobility-en","tag-ladowanie-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Opportunity charging - eCity powered by Solaris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With this method, buses can maintain full range throughout the day. 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