Editing Alstom (section)

==== Electric road ====
Alstom has developed a [[ground-level power supply]] (alimentation par le sol - APS) system for use with buses and other vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railinsider.co.uk/2019/09/26/alstom-transfers-tram-power-supply-technology-to-buses/|title=Alstom transfers tram power supply technology to buses|work=Rail Insider|date=26 September 2019|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129165355/https://www.railinsider.co.uk/2019/09/26/alstom-transfers-tram-power-supply-technology-to-buses/}}</ref> The system has been tested for compatibility with [[snow plows]] and for safety under exposure to snow, ice, salting, and saturated [[brine]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://proceedings-calgary2022.piarc.org/ressources/files/2/IP0063-DUPRAT-E-Full.pdf |title=Compatibility of an in-road Electric Road System with winter service operations |author=Patrick Dupart |publisher=[[PIARC]] |others=Alstom |date=February 11, 2022}}</ref> The eRoadMontBlanc project is set to trial Alstom's electric road system on the public road [[Route nationale 205|RN205]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.atmb.com/press_release/atmb-shell-mise-en-service-station-gaz-naturel-liquefie-gnl/ |title=Les aides proposées par ATMB à ses clients légers et lourds pour la décarbonation des transports |date=June 30, 2023 |website=ATMB |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715025926/https://www.atmb.com/press_release/atmb-shell-mise-en-service-station-gaz-naturel-liquefie-gnl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> on trucks and other vehicles in the [[Rhône-Alpes]] region between 2024 and 2027. This is anticipated to be the first public electric road in France.<ref>{{citation |url=https://trm24.fr/lancement-du-projet-de-recherche-eroadmontblanc/ |title=L'APS d'Alstom bientôt testé sur les routes |author=Jean-Philippe Pastre |website=TRM24 |date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710114903/https://trm24.fr/lancement-du-projet-de-recherche-eroadmontblanc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>