Please note that the live sessions of the online training programme took place from 18 to 20 October 2022. 

In case you would like to receive the links to the recordings (in English, Spanish and Portuguese), you are kindly invited to register online via the following link: https://efficy.uitp.org/event.php?id=8380

Participants will have access to the recordings until 15 December 2022.

With more and more metropolitan areas targeting zero-emission environments, an increasing number of cities, transport authorities and operators are considering a fully electric solution for their urban bus network.

The TUMI E-Bus Mission will contribute significantly to the goal of creating sustainable urban transport systems. Air and noise pollution are among the most pressing problems in today’s cities.

TUMI E-Bus Mission not only works to reduce these problems, but also strongly cuts down CO2-emissions created by urban transport systems. The TUMI E-Bus Mission cities will furthermore serve as role model cases for successful and largescale E-Bus adoption in other cities.

Until 2025, 500 cities will be inspired, and these actions will lead to the procurement of more than 100,000 e-buses, resulting in a reduction of more than 15 megatons of CO2 emissions.

The increased demand for e-buses worldwide will accelerate the technology maturation and mass roll-out of the technology.

The ambitious project was developed out of the Action towards Climate-friendly Transport (ACT)-Initiative, launched at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019.

In this context, this online training programme designed on Electric Buses offering a comprehensive overview of the electric solution for urban bus networks: from the setting of a long-term city strategy in terms of energy transition to the definition of a charging strategy and the choice of technology and all the way to the planning, procurement, operation, and maintenance of the e-bus system.

Course objectives

The aim of this training is to give a clear idea about different phases of electric bus in the life cycle. Wide knowledge and information will be shared in the chosen specific topics.

Reach you objectives:

  • Get a general overview of electric bus deployment for urban bus operations
  • Introduce the electric solution, the different types of technologies and compare their benefits and drawbacks
  • Understand the products on offer and the mainstream technology options available, competition and maturity level of the suppliers
  • Understand how to develop an operational and charging strategy
  • Understand the implications for operations and infrastructure
  • Learn about procurements steps and benchmarking with different solutions
  • How to manage e-bus operations with the use of IT technology?

A top-level methodology

  • Get inspired by our trainers, understand the main aspects of electric buses
  • Participate to interactive online sessions with introduction by course leaders, presentation by the trainer and open discussion with participants
  • Challenge your practical knowledge on the technology, the implementation, and the running of electric buses
  • Address the topic from an international perspective, enriched by different cultural approaches and points of views

UITP Training Programmes and all related processes are certified for ISO29990:2010 – the standard for learning services for non-formal education and training.

Who is it for?

  • Decision makers, top managements from PTA, PTO, Governments, Local Governments, Municipalities who wants to know policy drive and how to implement e-bus solutions
  • Project managers, engineers, and other professionals eager to learn more about the technology, the implementation, and the running of electric buses
  • People who would like to get generally informed about e-bus, technology, market, procurements and tendering, business model, planning, operations, and maintenance for e-bus
  • Staff from public transport operators or authorities planning to extend a fully electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network
  • All staff from all levels from related organizations and stake holders

Inspiring trainers

Our skillful trainers are international experts and professionals with extensive experience and knowledge in the development and application of Electric Bus operations.

Programme

Welcome and Introduction

14:00 14:10

Test and evaluation / Survey

14:10 14:20
Presented by Josep Enric García Alemany, Public Transport Consultant This session will investigate infrastructure and technologies used to run electric busses, whether it be the installation and running of charging infrastructure, the impact on information technology systems, driver assistance and standardization of the connection. Each charging technology has its own advantages and needs to be chosen according to specific condition of each project. This session includes:
  • An insight into vehicles (battery, plus-in hybrid, trolley, fuel cell) and infrastructure (overnight and opportunity charging, types of pantographs, in-motion charging)
  • Pros and cons of charging type and technology
  • State of the market from industry perspective
  • Effect of IT system on E-bus operation
  • Updated electric bus product overview: latest models and trends
  • Global trends and figures on e-bus deployment
  • Driveline – Batteries – auxiliary components & HVAC – technology & maintenance – infrastructure costs.
Presented by Kurt Vollmacher, Owner at ENERGY SAFETY Safety is crucial and one of the important topics for e-bus operations. What are the critical aspects for the first responders, staff, drivers, safety charts and labels according to ECR100 and how to evacuate from the bus will be explained?
  • Main risks and mitigations
  • Evacuations from e-bus
  • Role of BMS

Q&A and Closing of the Day

15:50 16:00

Trainers

Jaspal SINGH

Sr Director Membership & Global Operations
Membership & Global Operations, Canada
UITP Team

Ravi GADEPALLI

Consultant – UITP Consultancy Limited
Global Growth
UITP Team

Kurt VOLLMACHER

Owner
ENERGY SAFETY, Belgium

Josep Enric GARCÍA ALEMANY

Public Transport Executive and Consultant, Spain

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Officer – Events Management Unit
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