Electric Bus Procurement, Planning & Funding

• 8 interactive online sessions and international case studies with presentations by trainers and discussions with the audience
• Each session lasts 60 to 90 minutes maximum
• Group size: 30-40 participants 
• Online training tool used: Zoom
• Accessible from any location and device worldwide
• Simultaneous Interpretation (SI) from English to Chinese will be provided in this online training

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• Presentations are made available to participants after the training (upon consent from trainers)
• Recording is not provided

All sessions will take place at 08:00 CEST time (UTC+2) equivalent to 2:00 China time (UTC+8).

Week 1 (7 – 8 June 2022)

• Day 1 – Opening and Session 1: Electric Bus Deployment at a Glance: from Policy to Operations
• Day 1 – Session 2: Case Study- Implementation of SORT from EMT Madrid
• Day 2 – Session 3: International market overview of electric buses and charging infrastructure
• Day 2 – Session 4: Batteries for electric buses, Infrastructure & auxiliaries
• Day 2 – Introduction of Group Work Study

Week 2 (14 – 15 June 2022)

• Day 3 – Session 5A: Global Update – Why Decarbonization and Electrification are Important?
• Day 3 – Session 5B: Getting the procurement and commissioning process right
• Day 3 – Session 6: Getting value out of electric buses
• Day 3 – Session 7: Case Study – Planning and Preparation for a large-scale procurement and Deployment – Auckland Experience
• Day 4 – Session 8: Futuristic Case Study – Development of an autonomous, road bound, electric public transport mode to supplement the Singapore public transport system
• Day 4 – Workshop/Group Work and Group Presentations

*UITP reserves the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity at its discretion

*2022 daylight saving time in Europe will start on March 27 (Sunday) ending on October 30 (Sunday)