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Electric Bus: A Critical Overview on the Dawn of Its Widespread Uptake
Author(s) -
Pagliaro Mario,
Meneguzzo Francesco
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced sustainable systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.499
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 2366-7486
DOI - 10.1002/adsu.201800151
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , electric vehicle , fossil fuel , automotive engineering , combustion , business , miles per gallon gasoline equivalent , green vehicle , key (lock) , environmental science , engineering , environmental economics , computer science , waste management , fuel efficiency , economics , chemistry , computer security , power (physics) , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Abstract The battery powered electric bus is the first electric vehicle whose market share in the world's leading industrial economy has surpassed the 80%. Within the next decade (2019–2026), the authors argue, electric buses powered by Li‐ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells will become ubiquitous across the world, displacing bus and coaches powered by fossil fuels burned in the internal combustion engine. Critically reviewing the economic, health, and environmental benefits of the electric bus, this essay offers an updated outlook in a key area of the global energy transition.