(^18) ABC May 2018 busnews.com.au
ELECTRIC BUSES
COMPETITIVE
AGAINST FUELLED
A MAJOR ECONOMIC document
has highlighted the financial
competitiveness of electric buses
over conventionally fuelled models,
giving insight into the technology’s
potentially unforeseen rapid
acceptance for bus fleets globally, as
reported recently.
Bloomberg’s Electric Buses in
Cities: Driving Towards Cleaner
Air and Lower CO2 - authored by
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
(BNEF) on behalf of the C
Cities Climate Leadership Group
- highlights an electric, or an
‘e-buses’, competitiveness against
conventional diesel and CNG
fuelled modes.
It states, “air quality is a
growing concern in many urban
environments and has direct health
implications for residents. Tailpipe
emissions from internal combustion
ANZAC SPIRIT IN BIC CAIRNS
THE SOCIETAL, environmental and
economic challenges for Australia’s
regions and cities will be addressed
through smart investment in mass
and social transit infrastructure and
services, says the BIC. No matter
where a person lives, public transport
in its various new forms will be front
and centre in any future land use and
integrated transport plans, it states.The bus industry will be a key
player in providing new mass transit
styled services, new feeder and
connecting services, last-mile and
on-demand services. All of this is fast
coming to a head, it states. Transport
change is with us.
The joint BIC and BCANZ
Conference from Oct 7-10 in Cairns
is themed “Moving People Century21” and this is all about leading the
discussion with Industry, government
and the public to ensure the bus
industry is ahead of the game, a
leader not a ‘lagger’ in what will be a
brave new world of service contracts,
service delivery and entrepreneurial
opportunities. Visit the dedicated
Century 21 event website at
movingpeople.com.au.engines are one of the major
sources of harmful pollutants such
as nitrogen oxides and particulates.
Diesel engines in particular have
very high nitrogen oxide emissions
and yet these make up the majority
of the global bus fleet.”
The Bloomberg report adds that:“As the world’s urban population
continues to grow, identifying
sustainable, cost-effective transport
options is becoming more critical.
Electric vehicles – including electric
buses – are one of the most
promising ways of reducing harmful
emissions and improving overall air
quality in cities.”
“E-buses have much lower
operating costs and can already be
cheaper, on the basis of total cost of
ownership, than conventional buses
today. The TCO of all electric bus
configurations that we modelled
improves significantly in relation
to diesel buses as the number
of kilometres travelled annually
increases. For example, a 110kWh
battery e-bus coupled with the most
expensive wireless charging reaches
TCO parity with diesel bus at around
60,000km travelled per year (37,
miles). This means that a bus with
the smallest battery, even when
coupled with the most expensive
charging option, would be cheaper
to run in a medium sized city, where
buses travel on average 170km/day
(106 miles).”Below:
Shown is
the TCO
comparison for
e-buses and
diesel buses
with different
annual distance
travelled.NEWS