How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide

This report by the World Resources Institute provides actionable guidance for transit agencies and bus operating entities to overcome barriers to electric bus adoption and meet global climate objectives.

• To facilitate initial planning and small-scale electric bus projects, the report recommends a five-step process: reviewing the policy landscape, conducting initial cost-benefit and stakeholder analysis, launching a structured pilot, collecting local data to refine financing and analysis, and establishing time-bound targets for large-scale adoption.
• Mass adoption of large-scale electric bus projects requires four primary components: a long-term infrastructure plan, procurement plans tailored to city conditions with risk-reducing financial instruments, operator training based on local and international practices, and end-of-use planning for buses and batteries.
• The report suggests that cities can be classified into five development stages based on their implementation level and policy readiness, and that the specific actions required for quality adoption should vary according to these stages.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide. https://www.wri.org/research/how-enable-electric-bus-adoption-cities-worldwide

Chicago

World Resources Institute. How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/how-enable-electric-bus-adoption-cities-worldwide.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendhow, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{How to Enable Electric Bus Adoption in Cities Worldwide}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/how-enable-electric-bus-adoption-cities-worldwide}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }