Electrification of Public Transport Bus Fleet: Identification of Business and Financing Models

Dydkowski, Grzegorz; Gnap, Jozef; Urbanek, Anna

doi:10.26552/com.c.2021.3.a137-a149

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“…In the case of DBs, the volume of pollutant emissions was very much correlated with the level of diesel consumption (which had a different criterion for bid selection). Similar conclusions have been reached in other studies [64,82], as authors found that "external costs are not entirely or only to a small extent taken into account as evaluation criteria in the bidding procedures for vehicle purchases".…”

Section: Do the Criteria Used In Tendering For Electric Buses Differ ...supporting

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Comparison of Tender Criteria for Electric and Diesel Buses in Poland—Has the Ongoing Revolution in Urban Transport Been Overlooked?

2023

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The electrification of public transport is an overwhelming trend, representing the first step in the energy transition of the transport sector. The transport sector is characterized by the prevalence of public ownership and the significant influence of the public sector. Accordingly, tendering procedures are widely utilized to identify the most efficient bus delivery options. This paper compares, evaluates, and identifies the differences in criteria used in tenders for battery electric buses and diesel buses in Poland based on a deep bus market analysis supported by in-depth individual interviews. The article also attempts to determine whether the weight of the “vehicle price” criterion corresponds to the share of the vehicle price in its life cycle cost or total cost of ownership. The results indicate no significant difference in the tender criteria between battery electric buses and diesel buses. In the vast majority of cases, institutions that had previously developed diesel bus acquisition patterns transferred these patterns to tenders for battery electric bus purchases. Therefore, the criteria and their weights used in tenders do not consider the advantages and disadvantages of both technologies. Tendering procedures are adapted to local conditions and operational requirements. Electric buses often replace conventionally powered vehicles on existing routes and schedules. Thus, operational requirements are known. As a result, the necessary number of vehicles and the basic technical and operational parameters (e.g., selection of the optimal charging method and battery capacity) can be determined. In turn, the charging method will influence the total cost of ownership, with overnight charging favored for shorter assignments and opportunity charging favored for longer mileages.

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Section: Do the Criteria Used In Tendering For Electric Buses Differ ...supporting

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Comparison of Tender Criteria for Electric and Diesel Buses in Poland—Has the Ongoing Revolution in Urban Transport Been Overlooked?

2023

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“…Finally, the decarbonization process of the transport sector is and should be carried out using biofuels, synthetic fuels, and electricity. However, it will be difficult to implement, by 2050, the total electrification of the transport sector, especially if the associated costs do not drop drastically, either in terms of vehicle acquisition or in terms of installation and access to electric vehicle charging, as well as the price of electricity [99,100]. The total replacement of a national fleet implies a high financial investment and political measures to scrap vehicles, with significant impacts on the environment.…”

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The Role of Electrification in the Decarbonization of the Energy Sector in Portugal

2022

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Climate change already affects all inhabited regions of the world, with human influence contributing to many observed changes in climate extremes and to mitigate this trend, important decisions have been taken by different world organizations and countries to achieve global net-zero emissions. At the European Union level (EU27 countries), two of the main pillars for achieving carbon neutrality are: (1) The “Energy Efficiency First principle” in the formulation of energy policy and in taking relevant investment decisions and (2) the electrification of the energy sector, supported by generating electricity through endogenous renewable energy sources. In this context, a comprehensive review was carried out on what has been developed by the scientific community and main international energy organizations on the electrification of the energy sector. Additionally, with the purpose of better understanding the state of the art of a country regarding the decarbonization process, the Portuguese energy vectors were identified in terms of which ones can and should be electrified by 2050, based on the data available from Eurostat (2019). Portugal is a country highly dependent on imported energy (78%), where the largest energy vector is from oil and petroleum products (68%) mostly used in the transport sector, where the electrification of the sector will be increased gradually until 2050. However, other decarbonized solutions, such as biofuels and synthetic (green) fuels cannot be ruled out and should be the subject of future work and considered for the decarbonization goals to be achieved in 2050. The main conclusions reflect that there is still a long way to go, much like the rest of the world, as it is necessary to electrify the equivalent to almost all the energy presently imported by Portugal, a tough challenge considering the need for its generation to be decarbonized. In this context, energy efficiency must play an equivalently important role to significantly reduce current energy demand, leading to more cost-effective and resilient energy services.

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Measures to Improve the Operation of Passenger Transport and Urban Mobility

Капский¹,

Semtchenkov²,

Khmelnitskaya³

2023

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The article discusses the types of urban electric transport used in Belarusian cities, gives a detailed classification and comparison of available vehicles. Various options for increasing the share of environmentally friendly transport through the use of electric buses and trolleybuses are considered, an assessment and a comparative analysis of the options are given. Features of the drivers' work planning and drawing up of the schedule taking into account safety requirements are considered. A methodology for assessing the efficiency of urban passenger transport has been developed, taking into account the development of electric vehicles.

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Electrification of Public Transport Bus Fleet: Identification of Business and Financing Models

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Comparison of Tender Criteria for Electric and Diesel Buses in Poland—Has the Ongoing Revolution in Urban Transport Been Overlooked?

Comparison of Tender Criteria for Electric and Diesel Buses in Poland—Has the Ongoing Revolution in Urban Transport Been Overlooked?

The Role of Electrification in the Decarbonization of the Energy Sector in Portugal

Measures to Improve the Operation of Passenger Transport and Urban Mobility

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