''Power Vehicle Innovation'' or ''PVI'' is a French

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and

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manufacturer, based in

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near

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, specialized in

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History

PVI is a former subsidiary of Ponticelli Frères. Its current stockholders are the Marcel Dassault Industrial Group, the financial institution Centuria Capital and a business management holding company (Sovibus). PVI has been the first company in France to market Electric buses, like the Oréos 55E, which is used by the RATP on a touristic bus line in

, the Montmartrobus. More than half of the French electric buses in circulation in 2003 have been distributed by PVI.

Products

WATT System

Wireless Alternative Trolley Technology system from Power Vehicle Innovation (PVI) is a solution for

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es that does not require catenaries. It was presented at the Transports Public 2014, the International Mobility Exhibition in

. The technology can be used to charge an electric bus in a few seconds at each stop and overcome the limited range of electric buses. It uses an automated rapid-charging system combined with

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s and where necessary, relayed by backup batteries.

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will experiment with the Watt System solution under actual conditions. Connecting the two airport terminals at Nice, the demonstrator will rely on 7 totem poles (or recharge terminals) spread between the different

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along the route.

Electric vehicles

PVI manufactures and distributes the following

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s: * Oréos 2X, 22-places urban

, with an average range of 120 kilometres * Oréos 4X, 49-places urban electric bus, with an average range of 120 kilometres * 26T electric chassis, heavy

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used for household waste collection, streets cleaning, etc. It has a 9 tonne payload, a 255 kWh battery and lower noise than a diesel truck. Furthermore, PVI integrates electric drivelines in the

Renault Maxity The Renault Maxity is a light commercial vehicle with a cab-over-engine style truck launched by the French manufacturer Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near ...

Electric (

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,) a 3.5T delivery vehicle dedicated to urban environments.

References

External links

PVI's official website
{{Automotive industry in France Truck manufacturers of France Electric bus manufacturers Bus manufacturers of France French brands Electric vehicle manufacturers of France