Electric buses in Maharashtra: Lessons from interviews and recommendations for future rollout in India

Batch 1IndiaICCT
Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

By Anuj Dhole and Pramoda Gode

This report captures experiences from three Indian cities that adopted electric buses early: Mumbai, Pune, and Navi Mumbai. With information from interviews with 21 representatives from transit authorities and private bus operators, the authors identify key experiences and lessons from the electric bus rollouts. The report also draws from international best practices to make specific recommendations for the future.

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WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities is World Resources Institute’s program dedicated to shaping a future where cities work better for everyone. It enables more connected, compact and coordinated cities. The Center expands the transport and urban development expertise of the EMBARQ network to catalyze innovative solutions in other sectors, including air quality, water, buildings, land use and energy. It combines the research excellence of WRI with two decades of on-the-ground impact through a network of more than 320 experts working from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Turkey and the United States to make cities around the world better places to live. More information at www.wrirosscities.org.

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