E-BUS RADAR

Year: 2026

Guide for the co-financing of electric buses under article 172 of the national development plan

By Thomas Maltese

This guide, developed by the ZEBRA Alliance in collaboration with the National Government of Colombia, details the technical, financial, legal, institutional, social, and sustainability requirements that local territorial entities must meet to access co-financing for public transport systems with electric bus fleets, under Article 172 of the National Development Plan 2022-2026 and Resolution 20243040018695. The document … Continued

Innovative E-bus Procurement Models in South Africa: Benchmark, Legal, Policy, Financial and Technical

By Thomas Maltese

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

Innovative E-bus Procurement Models: Policy Brief

By Thomas Maltese

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

Implementation of Electric Buses in the City of São Paulo

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued

Simulation of the operation of an 18-meter electric bus on routes in Santiago, Chile

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued

Quantifying avoided greenhouse gas emissions by E-Buses in Latin America: a simplified life-cycle assessment methodology

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued

Simulation for the preliminary sizing of fleet and energy demand of the electric bus system in Greater Valparaíso, Chile

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued

Characteristics of electric bus supply in Brazil

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued

Generation of technical and financial information from the development of electric bus pilot tests in intermediate cities of Colombia

By Thomas Maltese

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 … Continued