Bumps in the Road : Challenges to E-bus Implementation
Dozens of municipalities are experimenting with e-buses, while some last-mile delivery companies are using pilot fleets to test performance. At the same time, a smaller group of operators are pushing ahead with more drastic, big bang efforts to put dozens or even hundreds of electric vehicles into service. The authors saw how some locations have already reached total cost of ownership (TCO) parity, while other places will require further reductions in costs and perhaps some forward-thinking tax and tariff policies. The bad news is that the track record for electric buses to date has been mixed, and e-bus adoption has not scaled up as fast as many had hoped due to institutional, technical, and financial challenges. For those seeking to stay the course with internal combustion engines, there are plenty of valid arguments. This report will bring some of the problems out in the open.
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2020-01
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| Subjects: | TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRIC BUS, URBAN TRANSIT, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, TRADE POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE, MUNICIPAL FINANCE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/922571587360527793/Bumps-in-the-Road-Challenges-to-E-bus-Implementation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33643 |
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| Summary: | Dozens of municipalities are
experimenting with e-buses, while some last-mile delivery
companies are using pilot fleets to test performance. At the
same time, a smaller group of operators are pushing ahead
with more drastic, big bang efforts to put dozens or even
hundreds of electric vehicles into service. The authors saw
how some locations have already reached total cost of
ownership (TCO) parity, while other places will require
further reductions in costs and perhaps some
forward-thinking tax and tariff policies. The bad news is
that the track record for electric buses to date has been
mixed, and e-bus adoption has not scaled up as fast as many
had hoped due to institutional, technical, and financial
challenges. For those seeking to stay the course with
internal combustion engines, there are plenty of valid
arguments. This report will bring some of the problems out
in the open. |
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