Charging India’s Bus Transport – A Guide for Planning Charging Infrastructure for Intra-city Public Bus Fleet

As public bus fleets in the cities embark on an electric journey, there is very little margin of error as it may adversely impact the public transport system of our cities. Rolling out e-buses may pose as a double-edged sword to the bus service providers. Recognizing the need for meticulous planning of charging e-buses, AEEE and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation embarked on a journey to study how to cater to the charging demand of an e-bus fleet. The “Charging India’s Bus Transport” report is the outcome of extensive research and deliberations carried out by AEEE, ably supported by Shakti. The research intends to facilitate the transition of the public bus mobility in a Tier-I or Tier-II city in India to a fully electric format by shedding interesting insights into the e-bus and charging technology market and providing definitive guidance to set up charging infrastructure for an intra-city e-bus fleet. This is arguably the most detailed study undertaken on e-bus transport in the Indian context.

The findings of this research are helping the State Road Transport Undertakings, OEMs, and policymakers in scaling up e-bus deployment under the FAME-II scheme.