Battery electric bus charging

Charging design principles, the important role of battery electric buses, and relevant standards and references.

Discusses battery electric bus characteristics, the trade-off between vehicle capacity, weight and range when procuring high capacity or long-range battery electric buses, public transport considerations and electricity supply considerations.

Guidance on battery electric bus charging infrastructure for both depot charging and opportunity charging. Covers a range of considerations to inform infrastructure development such as charging time, charging strategies, charger location, depot layout AC versus DC chargers and converters, connector type, grid capacity, DERMS, electricity supply resilience, types of charger connections, top-down vs bottom-up pantographs and a case study in Wellington.

Practices and processes that can be applied to maximise the safety of battery electric bus operation.