Kanitkar, Tejal and Jaywant, Suvedh
(2022)
Analysing the implications of electrification of public transport buses in Pune city, India.
Current Science, 122 (5).
pp. 557-568.
ISSN 0011-3891
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| Abstract: |
The urban road transport sector in India currently faces
the challenge of increased travel demand, increased
use of private vehicles, traffic congestion as well as
alarming levels of air pollution. The consequent public
health problems, energy insecurity resulting from oil
imports and pressure to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the sector have also emerged as serious
challenges for the country. Many cities in the world
are considering electric buses for public transport as
one of the potential solutions to address these issues.
This article analyses the feasibility of introducing electric buses in the public transport fleet by estimating
the financial burden that such a shift may entail, and
the corresponding emissions it would mitigate. It also
provides a methodology and illustrates the same for a
city in India. The results indicate that while electric
buses may not be financially viable at present and require state support and subsidies for operation, careful
planning and phased implementation would make
them a promising option for the future. The cost
analysis indicates that for the immediate future, the
replacement of air-conditioned diesel buses with similar electric buses in the fleet makes better economic
sense. However, it is necessary to determine how the
increased cost of using electric buses is to be distributed across the population of the city to avoid
disproportionately burdening one section, i.e. bus
commuters, with the cost of cleaning up the city’s air. |
| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Ecology
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy and Environment Modeling |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
20 Feb 2026 09:16 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Feb 2026 09:16 |
| Official URL: |
https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/122/05/05... |
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| DOI: |
10.18520/cs/v122/i5/557-568 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3181 |
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