2021 International Study Mission to Europe Virtual Event

Virtual Study Mission to Europe

Transit agencies across North America are making commitments to roll out electric bus service with the potential to make a full-scale transition to zero emissions. Electrifying a bus fleet—whether with battery or fuel-cell buses— requires new approaches to planning, operations, and maintenance of your fleet.

APTA invites you to join a virtual study mission from June 28-July 1 to learn how leading European agencies are approaching this transition. This is a unique opportunity to learn from and share insights with European decision-makers and practitioners on how to position your agency for success in the transition to zero emission fleets.

Notably:

• How to approach transitioning from small-scale pilots to a large electric bus fleet and operate a mixed fleet;
• The necessary organizational management, funding and finance, and stakeholder engagement that helps ensure a successful rollout; and
• Key differences in route planning, infrastructure and depot design, operations, and maintenance of electric buses.
• Participants will make virtual visits to four cities — Cologne, Paris, London, and Groningen and Drenthe, in the Netherlands — that represent a diversity of bus electrification experiences and operational settings.