Abstract: A charging arrangement for a vehicle includes: a charge receiving connector secured to the roof of a vehicle at a fixed height from the roof of the vehicle, the charge receiving connector including at least three elongate charge receiving conductors longitudinal axes of the charge receiving conductors being disposed substantially along the same line; and a charging gantry including at least three charging conductors, the charging conductors being vertically movable between a raised position in which the charging conductors are clear of the vehicle when the vehicle is under the charging gantry, and a lowered position in which the charging conductors make contact with the charge receiving conductors on the roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle charging arrangement includes a first vehicle charging connector and a second vehicle charging connector, one of the first and second vehicle charging connectors being mountable to a vehicle and the other of the first and second vehicle charging connectors being mountable to a charging gantry, the first vehicle charging connector comprising a first elongate conductor and a second elongate conductor, each of the first and second elongate conductors having a contact area with a proximal end close to the other conductor and a distal end further from the other conductor, the first and second elongate conductors being disposed parallel to each other and spaced from each other in a direction parallel with longitudinal axes of the conductors.

Abstract: A charging station for a vehicle having supports (3 and 4), each of which holds a charging element (5 and 6), which are positioned such that when the bus is in position, the charging elements are positioned along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and can connect with charge receiving members on the vehicle, which are similarly spaced along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.