This technical report assesses the legal, financial, and operational viability of alternative procurement and ownership models to support accelerated battery-electric bus deployment in South Africa, focusing on the specific realities of Cape Town and Johannesburg. Set against a more constrained fiscal environment featuring the winding-down phase of the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) and proposed … Continued

This policy brief distills the regulatory and funding actions required to enable bankable and scalable electric bus procurement in the South African cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg. While the Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) remains a critical funding pillar , its upcoming winding-down phase sharpens the need for alternative procurement routes that ease upfront … Continued

This guide aims to attract new investments for implementing Zero Emission (ZE)buses in Brazil, focusing on battery-powered models.Therefore, the term “ZE-bus” will refer to this specific type of bus. Temporary here.

This report analyzes the performance and energy consumption of an electric articulated bus over a 10-month period in Mexico City. Making use of telematics equipment, the daily operation of the bus was monitored to evaluate the operational performance of the vehicle.

As governments around the world face a dramatic loss of revenues as a result of the lockdowns imposed to curb the progression of COVID-19, public transit services around the world are in real danger. The high upfront cost of electric buses means that these projects risk being particularly impacted by reduced municipal budgets. However, their … Continued