Electrifying public transit benefits public finances in small island developing states

Soomauroo, Zakia; Blechinger, Philipp; Creutzig, Felix

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.04.017

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“…BEBs are seen to have a high potential for urban public transport services because they can represent economic savings of up to 6.0% when compared to traditional buses. Even if the initial costs are higher than current diesel-fueled buses, BEBs are cheaper to operate, and they do not require a completely new infrastructure system but offer synergy with the existing electricity system [61][62][63]. They can also serve as a way to decrease the external costs of transport, which increases the convenience of having BEBs in the urban fleet [64].…”

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Public Transport Decarbonization: An Exploratory Approach to Bus Electrification

Ribeiro,

Dias,

Mendes

2024

WEVJ

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In 2020, only 0.9% of buses running in European Union countries were electric, with 93.5% still being diesel-powered. The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy set out by the European Commission targets a reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2023 and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050. These targets will only be met by a shift to sustainable mobility, which comprises the introduction of electric vehicles in cities and the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEV) for urban public transport. Thus, a literature review on “electrification of bus fleets” was conducted, focusing on the practices adopted for the replacement of polluting buses with electric-powered ones. A total of 62 documents were included in the final investigation, and their results were used to conduct a SWOT analysis. It is possible to conclude that BEBs are an important asset for cities to decarbonize the transport sector and that they are more cost-effective than diesel buses. On the other hand, some attention needs to be given to the generation of energy that will feed the charging of batteries because the use of fossil fuel energy sources can jeopardize the environmental benefits of BEBs.

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