Charging infrastructure for battery electric bus operations: evidence from the city of São Paulo

The implementation of battery electric buses in an urban public transportation system implies a systemic change that goes beyond technological substitution. Aspects such as vehicle range, charging duration, and available electrical capacity in garages become central and must be considered in fleet transition planning.To address one of the main questions of this process, this study […]

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Investing in electric bus deployment in Latin America: Overview of opportunity and market readiness

This report aims to assist the ZEBRA Partnership with its goal of accelerating the transition to zero-emission buses across Latin American cities by highlighting the business case for electric buses, the current state of the market, and its potential for growth. There are investment synopses for Bogotá, Santiago, Mexico City, São Paulo and Medellín. Temporary […]

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Analysis of the implementation of zero-emission buses in the fleet of a bus operator in the city of São Paulo

This report discusses the operational and economic performance, as well as the impact on greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, of the transition from a diesel bus fleet to battery electric buses in the city of São Paulo. It evaluates the case of Transwolff, one of the 26 private companies that operate the city’s public […]

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The Technology Development Plan as a tool for the transition to electric buses in the city of Bogotá D.C.

This case study is part of a three-part series that analyzes Bogotá’s strategy as a Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) E-Bus Mission mentor city, based on an examination of the following aspects of electricbuses: technological progress (including details of pilot tests, cycles, and routes); business models (considering innovations that have been widely implemented for managing […]

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