{"id":5669,"date":"2019-05-24T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=5669"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:33:06","slug":"electric-buses-and-the-global-south-range-and-financing-are-still-an-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/electric-buses-and-the-global-south-range-and-financing-are-still-an-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric buses and the global South. Range and financing are still an issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adoption of electric\u00a0buses has increased more than\u00a080-fold between 2011 and 2017. The World Resources Institute\u00a0(WRI)<\/strong> has released two reports on the topic of battery electric bus deployment<\/strong>, putting Asian, African and South American cities\u00a0<\/strong>in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

The two reports, indeed, consider the experience of\u00a016 city worldwide (only Philadelphia and Madrid have been considered in Western countries)\u00a0<\/strong>analyzing different path cities have taken toward electric bus adoption, the enabling conditions for success, and common problems.<\/p>\n

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DOWNLOAD WRI REPORTS<\/strong>
\n– Barriers to Adopting Electric Buses<\/a>
\n<\/em>– How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Electric bus benefits<\/h2>\n

Electric\u00a0buses typically cost \u202ftwo or three times more \u202fthan conventional diesel buses<\/strong> .\u202fThe benefits come from\u00a0reduced emissions and\u00a0reduced cost of ownership\u00a0over the long term, WRI points out. Even if the breakeven point with diesel buses in terms of TCO, most situations, has yet to come <\/strong>(as McKinsey outlined<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the case of Izmir,\u00a0Turkey, according to the reports, \u00abthe operating costs for 20 electric\u00a0buses led to an 84%\u00a0reduction in fuel costs and a 60%\u00a0reduction in total maintenance costs<\/strong>\u00a0relative to conventional buses. Izmir\u2019s usage of a solar power plant to provide electricity to charge the buses has resulted in an annual avoidance of around 420 tons of CO2 emissions\u00bb. Also \u00abIn Shenzhen (China), the TCO over eight years (including bus procurement cost, CapEx, fuel cost, and OpEx maintenance costs) for e-buses in 2016 was almost the same as a diesel bus\u2019s TCO\u00bb, the report highlights.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

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New financial tools required<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Financing is the main barrier to large scale ebus adoption, WRI points out. \u00abThe high up-front cost associated with e-buses is often cited as the primary challenge to e-bus procurement around the world\u00bb, we read in the report focused on barriers, that continues: \u00abAlthough there is general agreement throughout the transport industry that e-buses will become more price-competitive with conventional buses over time, it is unclear when, if ever, they will reach capital cost price parity with conventional buses<\/strong>\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Formalizing and implementing customized procurement plans that are more suited to the special characteristics of electric buses, as well\u00a0as\u00a0new financial instruments to\u00a0diversify and reallocate\u00a0costs and risks, have\u00a0offered promising results\u00a0in places like Santiago,\u00a0Chile<\/strong>, which\u00a0leads Latin America in electric bus adoption, thanks to a partnership between the energy provider Enel X and the operator Metbus. Also, many cities also state power limitations as a key barrier.<\/p>\n

Long life to electric buses<\/h2>\n
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The report stress the point that \u00abe-buses have very few moving parts in the engine and are thus expected\u00a0to require less maintenance and have longer useful lifespans than their internal combustion engine counterparts<\/strong>\u00bb. Their lifecycle will be more similar to that of a trolleybus or a tram than a diesel bus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The barrier to electric bus adoption<\/h2>\n

Lesser known issues encountered by early adopters include\u00a0access to land\u00a0and\u00a0adequate electrical supply. Planners\u202fin Cape Town, South Africa, \u202ffor example, still according to WRI, found charging infrastructure and new parking schematics \u202frequired \u202fbus \u202fdepots be up to 40% larger \u202fto accommodate charging infrastructure and bigger vehicles.<\/p>\n

Transit officials in Philadelphia\u00a0found that\u00a0existing\u00a0electric\u00a0charging capacity\u00a0covered\u00a0only\u00a0about\u00a07%\u00a0of their bus fleet<\/strong>.\u00a0Very\u00a0few cities and national governments have planned for the\u202f massive electricity grid upgrades \u202fthat\u00a0will be needed. \u202fIn Zhengzhou,\u00a0China,\u00a0electric vehicles,\u00a0including electric\u00a0buses,\u00a0are projected to comprise \u202f36%\u00a0of the\u00a0city\u2019s\u00a0total electricity load by 2020.<\/p>\n

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Electric bus range<\/a> remains an issue. \u00abRange was cited as a barrier to increasing e-bus fleets in many cities<\/strong> – WRI authors write -. Many cities stated that, while some bus routes (usually routes with limited mileage, such as feeder bus routes and downtown circulators) are compatible with the range of e-buses, the current range of their e-buses was insufficient\u00a0to cover other routes\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Electric buses grow more popular<\/h2>\n

\u201cAs electric buses\u00a0grow more popular and cities understand their outsized\u00a0potential to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,\u00a0this first-of-its-kind analysis\u00a0provides invaluable guidance,\u201d said\u00a0Ani Dasgupta<\/strong>, Global Director of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.\u00a0\u201cDetailed case studies and clear next steps\u00a0demystify the challenges and opportunities of electric\u00a0buses\u00a0so more cities can\u00a0harness their full benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cElectric bus adoption to date has been extremely uneven,\u00a0despite the value\u00a0to be gained\u00a0in reducing long-term operating costs,\u00a0cutting air pollution,\u00a0and combating climate change,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Camron Gorguinpour<\/strong>, Global Senior Manager for Electric Vehicles at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities\u00a0and co-author of the reports.\u00a0\u201cEvery city has run into\u00a0some\u00a0problems.\u00a0This analysis helps\u00a0others\u00a0understand\u00a0these\u00a0stumbling blocks and how to avoid them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adoption of electric\u00a0buses has increased more than\u00a080-fold between 2011 and 2017. The World Resources Institute\u00a0(WRI) has released two reports on the topic of battery electric bus deployment, putting Asian, African and South American cities\u00a0in the spotlight. 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