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This guide, produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute as part of the ResPT project, provides recommendations to public transport authorities, operators, and grid operators to increase the resilience of electrified bus systems in Sweden. Based on a May 2025 workshop, it identifies critical vulnerabilities in grid capacity, depot siting, winter operations, and data standards, proposing a framework of 'prepare-absorb-recover-adapt' to mitigate disruptions.

A case study by RMI on the procurement and operation of electric buses in Pune, India, highlighting the city's progress toward state electrification targets and its role as a model for other cities in the Global South.

This research paper benchmarks Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in China against international standards using 30 of 38 BRT indicators. Based on data from 59 cities across 21 countries, the paper identifies 11 design areas where Chinese systems underperform and provides recommendations to help China reach its national goal of 5,000 kilometers of BRT by 2020.

This report by the World Resources Institute identifies technological, financial, and institutional barriers to the adoption of electric buses, drawing on 16 case studies to provide a guide for planning officials, particularly in the global south.