Electromobility in Public Transport

• 8 interactive online sessions with presentations by trainers and discussions with the audience
• Each session lasts 45 to 90 minutes max
• Group size: 30-40 participants 
• Online training tool used: Zoom
• Accessible from any location and devices worldwide
• Simultaneous Interpretation (SI) from English to Chinese will be provided in this online training

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• Presentations are made available to participants
• Recording is not provided

All sessions will take place at 08:00 am CET time (UTC+1) equivalent to 3:00 pm China time (UTC+8).

Week 1 (16 & 18 November 2021)

• Day 1 – Opening and Session 1: Introduction: Urban Growth, Global Climate Change and Possible Directions for the future
• Day 1 – Session 2A: Green City Concept & Smart City
• Day 2 – Session 2B: Why electric is the solution for urban transport? Why now?
• Day 2 – Session 2C: Configurations and Innovations; New trends in Bus, ATAK project
• Day 2 – Session 3: E-Buses: The market, suppliers, broad technologies

Week 2 (23, 25 & 26 November 2021)

• Day 3 – Session 4A, 4B & 4C: Battery Technologies, Charging technologies and charging infrastructure
• Day 3 – Session 5A: E-Taxi: The market, Advantages and challenges
• Day 3 – Session 5B: Panel Discussion – 3 cities
• Day 4 – Session 6: Electrification – The impact on bus operations
• Day 4 – Session 7A: Regulation of the Electrification of Public Transport
• Day 4 – Session 7B: Life Cycle Cost of Electrification
• Day 5 – Session 8A: Is data driving electrification revolution 
• Day 5 – Session 8B: Electric bus in the era of autonomous vehicles 
• Day 5 – Session 8C: Trolleybuses becoming infinite range e-Buses by IMC (In Motion Charging)

*UITP reserves the right to make amendments to the programme or any related activity at its discretion

*2021 daylight saving time in Europe will start on March 28 (Sunday) ending on October 31 (Sunday)