In the framework of the tight-binding model, the effects of longitudinal as well as transverse coupling between polyacetylene chains with different lengths and the electron–electron interactions on excitations have been studied. A new spinless charged polaronic excitation (q=±e; s=0) was obtained due to the transverse interchain coupling, which is different from the general magnetic polaron (q=±e; s=1/2) obtained in the perfect one-dimensional model. Due to its end positioning, a polaron is more easily stimulated energetically in a longer chain than in a shorter one, and it can hop to the longer chains nearby via either transverse or longitudinal interchain coupling. In addition, the transverse coupling decreases the energy of creation of a polaron. Considering the strong electron–electron interactions and the end positioning of chains in actual materials, we concluded that the one-dimensional model of conducting polymers is fairly appropriate in certain circumstances.