Zero Emission Buses for Public Transport

Dear Colleagues,

Buses for public transport have a unique role to play in the decarbonisation of the road transport sector. With known and scheduled routes, large and cost-sensitive fleets, heavy passenger loading, long hours of operation, and stringent air pollution regulations in the metropolitan areas where most of these vehicles are located, bus decarbonisation faces unique challenges. Buses are also subject to tighter regulations as part of competitive tendering processes by local and regional governments aiming to decarbonise public transport.

The ongoing transition to zero-emission buses presents opportunities for innovation across several aspects of bus infrastructure and system planning, including bus powertrains, energy storage systems, charging and fuelling infrastructure, thermal management systems for buses, routing and route-planning, trip demand prediction, traffic signal operation integration, environmental aspects, business models, and technical standards.

In this Special Issue, Zero-Emission Buses for Public Transport, we aim to present the latest developments towards zero-emission buses. We invite original research papers in the following areas:

• Bus powertrain optimisation;
• Bus charging and fuelling infrastructure;
• Infrastructure planning for zero-emission buses;
• Route planning and scheduling for zero-emission buses;
• Energy storage systems for zero-emission buses;
• Case studies on zero-emission bus deployment;
• Developments in technical standards and tendering requirements in zero emission buses;
• Emerging business models for zero-emission buses;
• Life cycle assessments and environmental impacts of zero-emission buses.

We aim, in this Special Issue, to present the state-of-the-art and latest innovations in low-emission buses for public transport, current challenges faced in the decarbonisation of these vehicles, and directions for future work.

Dr. Rishabh Ghotge
Prof. Dr. Omar Hegazy
Dr. Thomas Geury
Guest Editors

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