Battery Electric Buses - State of the Practice

Published: 2018
Prepared by: The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Jason Hanlin, Darby Reddaway, Julia Lane in partnership with the Transit Cooperative Research Program

Overview

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 130: Battery Electric Buses-State of the Practice documents current practices of transit systems in the planning, procurement, infrastructure installation, operation, and maintenance of battery electric buses (BEBs). The synthesis is intended for transit agencies that are interested in understanding the potential benefits and challenges associated with the introduction and operation of battery electric buses. The synthesis will also be valuable to manufacturers trying to better meet the needs of their customers and to federal, state, and local funding agencies and policy makers.