THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OF OUR AGE: THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ELECTRIFICATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES

Abstract

For operators of public transport companies the increasing use of battery electric buses for their services is not only motivated by the need to support the green transition or to reduce general noise levels: purely economic considerations also justify the need for a technological shift. Volánbusz Zrt., which has the most significant bus fleet in Hungary, carried out a large series of tests and measurements in order to prove the efficiency of electrification and its environmental sustainability and energy advantages with reliable economic calculations based on its own data sources. The article presents the data and calculations that form the basis of the analysis in detail. Taking all of this into account, it can be stated that electrification can revolutionize the operating model of the company, which has a great impact on supply chain management that is more sustainable than before.