Publications
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Implementation of Electric Buses in the City of São Paulo
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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2025ReportBrazile-busesLatin America
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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 [...]
2020Reporte-busesfinanceLatin America
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Simulation of the operation of an 18-meter electric bus on routes in Santiago, Chile
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. [...]
2024ReportLatin AmericaSantiago
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Accelerating a market transition in Latin America: New business models for electric bus deployment
This report maps and evaluates the diverse municipal bus ownership and operational models currently in use in cities across Latin America. Based on the findings, the report proposes a set of commercial models which can support the deployment of electric buses in the region, which have been tested for viability in Medellín and Mexico City. [...]
2020Reportbusiness modelsLatin America
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Debt financing for zero emission buses in Latin America
This analysis aims to understand how cities can work with banks in LATAM to improve their ability to finance ZE buses. [...]
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2023ReportfinanceLatin America
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Pipeline of Electric Bus Projects in Latin America: An overview of 32 cities
To understand how electric bus projects are developing in the Latin American region and the plans that cities have for the electrification of public transportation fleets. This will provide a better overview to investors and financiers and help bridge the link between the needs of the cities with available financing supply. [...]
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2023Reporte-busesfinanceLatin America
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