Pure Electric Minibus with Swappable Batteries
Overview
This Pure Electric Minibus with Swappable Batteries is natively designed to cater for busy commercial vehicles operation in Hong Kong. The drained battery can be automatically replaced by full power battery within seven minutes, which is eight times faster than recharging the battery. Without sacrificing commercial fleet efficiency, this zero-emission public transport vehicle greatly enhances the roadside air quality. The stable low floor design offers better accessibility and safer ride experience for children and the elderly. It is also equipped with a monitoring system to send real-time operation data to the fleet centre.
Commercialisation opportunities
Exclusive licensing
Problem addressed
Operation mode of Hong Kong Public Light Bus is not in favour of long recharging time. The two-doorstep entrance leads to potential danger and obstructs the usage of wheelchair.
Innovation
- Battery swapping technology
- Low-platform design
Key impact
- Achieve zero roadside emission
- Fast battery swapping in less than 7 minutes
- The low floor design is safe and easy for passengers boarding and alighting from the minibus
- Real-time data feedback of passenger counts, seat-belt monitoring and vehicle running data to fleet operation centre
Award
- Silver Medal in the 2021 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions
Application
- Public minibus, company shuttle bus, school bus
- Delivery truck
Centre of Advanced Power and Autonomous Systems (APAS)
Centre of Advanced Power and Autonomous Systems (APAS) (formerly Automotive Platforms and Application Systems R&D Centre) was established in 2006 and is fully integrated as a business division under HKPC on 1 April 2025. APAS continues to undertake market-led R&D programmes spanning green transportation, smart mobility, intelligent systems and emerging applications, as well as commercialises R&D results in collaboration with industry, universities and technology institutes to enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong's automotive and other transportation sectors in new energy and smart driving.
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