Tram sTops as Charging sTaTions an eleCTrifying soluTion!

Globally transport sector, another component of fossil-fuelbased emissions, accounts for 37 per cent of the total CO2 emissions (IEA 2021). To cut down transport emissions, countries are replacing fossil-fuel vehicles with electric ones. But extensive use of EVs could only be achieved by building a vast network of charging infrastructure, which would require a lot of space. Seville in Spain has devised an innovative solution to this. Here, tram stops serve as charging stations as well, thereby eliminating the need for separate charging stations. Tram refuels its fast-charging batteries with the help of pantographs at every stop, which saves time and space.