>>1661346They call that "IMC - In-motion charging" because anything with "trolleybus" in its name like "hybrid trolleybus" is boo old and dusty and bad.
But it's actually an excellent concept that combines the best of both worlds. They also save a lot on overhead maintenance. in Zurich they've dismantled short stretches of wire at major trolley or tram/trolley junctions so as to save on wire frog maintenance, and they use those pans at the following stop so that the trolleybuses can raise the poles automatically.
