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Kawasaki Heavy succeeds in trial run of battery-powered tramcar

Kawasaki Heavy succeeds in trial run of battery-powered tramcar

KOBE, Japan - Staff of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. successfully run a battery-powered tramcar they have developed on a trial basis on Aug. 30 in a bid to realize commercial use at the end of 2008. The 18.4-meter-long streetcar, weighing 30.8 tons and powered by 16 nickel-hydrogen batteries, smoothly ran on a 280-meter track at some 20 kilometers per hour, a normal speed for commercially operated tramcars, in the company's plant in Kobe.

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Kawasaki Heavy succeeds in trial run of battery-powered tramcar

Kawasaki Heavy succeeds in trial run of battery-powered tramcar

KOBE, Japan - Staff of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. successfully run a battery-powered tramcar they have developed on a trial basis on Aug. 30 in a bid to realize commercial use at the end of 2008. The 18.4-meter-long streetcar, weighing 30.8 tons and powered by 16 nickel-hydrogen batteries, smoothly ran on a 280-meter track at some 20 kilometers per hour, a normal speed for commercially operated tramcars, in the company's plant in Kobe. (Kyodo)

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