BLOG: Charging infrastructure lessons from bus operations in Maharashtra
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In this blog post, Anuj shines a light on key lessons from transit authorities who have set up charging infrastructure for buses in Pune, Mumbai, and Navi Mumbai. The general practice in Maharashtra is that the transit authorities and the urban local bodies coordinate with the power distribution company to provide the upstream electrical infrastructure needed to support charging stations and the electrical connection up to the electricity meter for each charging station. There is a major shift in the electric power load requirements when moving to an electric bus depot from a bus depot for internal combustion engine (ICE) buses.
The last in a three-part series about our conversations with authorities in Maharashtra. The first blog post of this series shows that the transit authorities in Maharashtra are satisfied with their battery-electric buses and have a positive outlook on the future of the technology, while the second blog post shows how the electric buses are alleviating some of the difficulties that can be found with internal combustion engine (ICE) bus operations.
Read the full blog by Anuj Dhole on theicct.org.
