Local News

Kitakyushu will be the first city in the country to operate a new type of electric bus that is recharged without direct connections and uses IT to forecast demand. Called an on-demand bus, it is slated to go into operation by 2014. The operating plan is incorporated into the smart grid master plan the city has submitted to the national government. The bus is recharged at bus stops automatically in a short period of time using electric supply coils buried in the earth.