(UITP Members only) This factsheet series is aimed at providing an overview of the main aspects to consider in the different phases of planning and deploying a new depot, or upgrading an existing one. As public bus fleets are usually made of several technologies, it is not uncommon that depots are shared for different types of buses.

This document is intended to provide a guide for cities / public transport operators seeking to introduce fleets
of hydrogen fuel cell buses. The main aim is to summarise the key tasks to be undertaken to successfully
deploy and operate new fleets of fuel cell buses and to provide references to further sources of useful
information

Tendering out electric buses differs from the process of tendering conventional buses in one central element: the new e-bus system shall be considered as a whole, including the three elements vehicle, infrastructure and operation. The present report is aimed at providing useful guidance and recommendations for tendering urban electric bus systems to any stakeholder interested in the deployment of electric buses.

This is an assessment performed by UITP and members of the UITP EU Committee of the available national level financial schemes available for clean fleet renewals. The overview focuses on national-level aid schemes that are not interlinked with any EU funds or financing instruments. Moreover, the presented schemes are dedicated solely for co-financing the deployment of zero-emission local bus fleets and accompanying infrastructure.

This report studied the emissions from diesel fired heaters installed in a number of Euro VI and battery electric buses used to deliver bus services in Movia’s contracts with Public Transport Operators.

Movia Public Transport has commissioned FORCE Technology to conduct a study of emissions from diesel fired heaters using conventional B7 diesel (diesel containing 7 vol% of biodiesel), 100% HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and 100% biodiesel (FAME, Fatty Acid Methyl Es-ters). The purpose of this study is to assess to what extend local emissions from diesel heaters in buses may be reduced by using alternative fuels.

The report studies the roles of different stakeholders, such as distribution system operators, charging operators and bus operators, involved in provision of flexible charging for electric buses and the related business models.

Within the framework of the ZeEUS project more than a dozen different organizations and transport companies were contacted and surveyed about their operating experience in funding electric busses and their valuation about the further development of the funding and financing schemes.

The focus lies on design principles for the installation of charging infrastructure both inside and outside of bus depots, as such installations play a major role in implementation projects. Additionally, legal and regulatory aspects connected to the implementation of electric buses are discussed.

This report provides a decision support tree based on analysis of best practice and a process evaluation in nine of the cities. It indicates factors to be taken into consideration at different stages in preparing for electric bus operation.