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 […]
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This publication analyzes the implementation process of battery-electric buses in the city of São Paulo, highlighting the legal, institutional, and financial strategies adopted up to January 2025 to meet the decarbonization goals of the Municipal Climate Law. Through collaboration with the ZEBRA Partnership (co-led by the ICCT and C40 Cities), it examines an innovative partial […]
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This report presents a simulation of the operation of an 18-meter electric bus in Santiago, Chile, with the objective of analyzing the viability of this vehicle type in the Red Metropolitana de Movilidad (Red), the municipal public transportation system. In 2019, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile began the process of decarbonizing public […]
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This report presents the conclusions obtained from the zero-emission bus pilots carried out for the companies Flota Nueva Villa and Expreso Campo Valdés, as well as the lessons learned in similar new vehicular technology testing processes in the city of Medellín and the other municipalities that make up the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. […]
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The E-Bus Radar platform (www.ebusradar.org) monitors the implementation of battery electric buses (BEBs) and trolleybuses in the public transport systems of Latin American cities, and their associated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional models. The platform was created and is maintained by the Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator (ZEBRA) partnership, co-led by the […]
This study presents a technical-operational simulation to support the transition to electric buses in Greater Valparaíso, considering two transport lines (A and B) and two energy consumption scenarios (optimistic at 0.83 kWh/km and conservative at 1.05 kWh/km). In the higher consumption scenario, a failure to meet the minimum battery level (25% state of charge) was […]
The battery electric bus fleet in Brazil has been gaining ground, with a greater presence in cities such as São Paulo, Belém, and Goiânia. To consolidate and compare the technical specifications of the models available in the domestic market, ICCT Brazil, within the framework of the ZEBRA partnership, co-led by C40 Cities, developed this analysis […]
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This study confirms the technical, financial, and operational viability of electric buses in intermediate cities such as Montería, Sincelejo, Ibagué, and Armenia, as well as in Medellín. The results show that electric buses offer sufficient range for daily operations, reduce operating costs between 32% and 62% compared to diesel, and are up to 10% more […]
In India, buses operated by private operators remain the country’s biggest missed opportunity for achieving net-zero climate goals. While buses make up just 1% of India’s vehicle fleet, they generate 15% of road transport emissions. Government schemes, procurement models, and demand aggregation have accelerated intra-city bus electrification. The intercity bus segment, where private players are […]
