Conversion of articulated vehicles to hybrid driving by replacement of an ordinary axle on tractor or trailer with an electric axle motor and provision of a pantograph located on driver's cabin

摘要

An articulated vehicle (1) consisting of a tractor (8) and trailer (7) may be converted to hybrid driving on motorway corridors where overhead electricity conductors already exist by replacing conventional axles on either the trailer or tractor by electric axle motors (3) and adding a pantograph (2) which may be located either on the driver's cabin or at the front of the trailer