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Electric bus pilots in the public transportation system of the city of Medellín
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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2024ArticleCase StudyColombiae-busespilot
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Generation of technical and financial information from the development of electric bus pilot tests in intermediate cities of Colombia
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 [...]
2025Case Studycase studyColombiae-busespilot
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Electrifying India’s buses: Insights from public deployment and case study of private intercity operators
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 [...]
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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 [...]
2026Case Studycase studye-busesLatin America
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From pilots to scale: Lessons from electric bus deployments in Santiago de Chile
This case study aims to analyse how Santiago become a global leader in the adoption of electric public transport, the lessons learned and what does like the future of public transport in Chile. [...]
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2020Case Studye-busesLatin America
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Financing e-buses in São Paulo: the partial subvention model
This paper summarises the main financial, legal, contractual and operational aspects that allowed São Paulo to develop and implement the partial subvention modelto finance e-buses. [...]
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2024Case StudyBrazile-busesfinanceLatin America
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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 [...]
2023Case Study
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Charging infrastructure for zero-emission buses — Strategies of Bogotá, Colombia
This case study is part of a trilogy of analyses on the strategy of Bogotá as a TUMI mentor city, based on exploring the subject of electric buses in the following topics: technological advancement (with details of pilot tests, cycles and routes); business models (with the presentation of the general innovations implemented for the governance [...]
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Finance strategies for e-bus deployment in São Paulo
This case study outlines how the investment will be channelled into on-the-ground projects and suitable business models for scaling up ZE bus adoption and participation from investors in São Paulo. More broadly, the study aims to provide investors, policymakers, manufacturers, or ZE bus operators with an understanding of the financial mechanisms available for widespread ZE [...]
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Energy consumption of articulated electric buses for different load levels in the BRT of Mexico City
This publication will provide experience and lessons, both operational, technical and financial, to replicate this scheme, or a similar one, in other Metrobús lines, as well as in other transport corridors in Mexico City. This creates the potential to generate great environmental benefits for the population, both locally and globally. According to the operating rules [...]
2022Case Study
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Health benefits from the electrification of buses in São Paulo (2021-2032)
Case study to estimate the reduction in emissions and the number of premature deaths avoided by replacing current buses, between 2022 and 2032, the last year with diesel vehicles still in the fleet. [...]
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2022Case Study
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Benefits of the exclusive entry of zero-emission buses into the São Paulo fleet
This document presents the context and benefits of the prohibition on the inclusion of new diesel vehicles in the urban bus fleet of the city of São Paulo, starting October 17, 2022. The following analysis suggests that the exclusive introduction of zero-emission vehicles is essential to achieve the goals of 2,600 electric buses by 2024 [...]
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2022Case Study
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Case Study: Masivo de Occidente’s e-bus fleet in Medellín
This case study focuses on Masivo de Occidente (MDO), first private bus operator to own and operate e-buses in Medellín. [...]
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2021Case StudyColombiaMedellín
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Case Study: Metbus pioneering e-bus deployments in Santiago
This case study focuses on the pioneering large-scale e-bus deployments in Santiago, Chile, led by Metbus, a private bus operator, in partnership with Enel X and BYD. [...]
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2020Case Studye-busespilotSantiago
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From pilots to scale: Lessons from electric bus deployments in Santiago de Chile
This case study aims to analize how Santiago becomes a global leader in the adoption of electric public transport, the lessons learned and what is the future of public transport in Chile. [...]
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2020Case Studye-busespilotSantiago
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Case study METROBÚS: fleet of 10 articulated electric buses in mexico city
This case study focuses on the analysis of the accelerated deployment strategy for fleets in two corridors (Lines 3 and 4) in Mexico City’s BRT system, Metrobús. [...]
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2022Case StudyBRTcase studyMexicoMexico City
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Case Study Transwolff: Pilot Project of 18 Electric Buses in São Paulo
This case study presents the main features of the electric buses pilot project operated by Transwollf in the city of São Paulo. [...]
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