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ZeEUS

ZeEUS FP7

Zero Emission bUs Systems

  • Grant Agreement number 605485

Partners
12
Budget
0 M+
Countries
0

42 months

November 2013 to May 2017

The challenge

ZeEUS project focus on the today’s challenge in the electrification of bus system, the extension of the fully-electric solution to a wider part of the urban network. This goes through the development of electric vehicles of large capacity, and the creation of an infrastructure capable of providing the required charging energy, operated according to non-disruptive and grid-balancing principles.Electrification of the public transport is a raising trend in Europe, and electric buses are soon expected to enter markets as one of the most interesting options for matching urban environmental targets. Electrification is driven by both economics and politics. However, although technology is not yet fully matured and ready for wide commercialisation, a large demonstration project will facilitate the market up-take of electric buses in Europe. Furthermore, as unambiguous and extensive information about overall effects of electrified bus systems and related needs for changes on infrastructure do not exist today, UITP sees its objectives and those matching perfectly, and this led UITP to build a consortium of 40 partners, who were already considering their actions along this theme, and to collectively design the 42-months demonstration project ZeEUS – Zero-Emission Urban Bus Systems.

The solution

 ZeEUS, the Zero Emission Urban Bus System, aims to be the flagship EU project to extend the fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network. It follows on recommendations from fellow UITP European bus system projects to apply the electric solution to urban bus systems.
The ZeEUS project will cover innovative electric bus solutions with different types of electrical power-train systems. Full-electric battery-based busses will be demonstrated in five locations (Barcelona, Bonn, Muenster, Plzen and Rome), whereas plug-in hybrid or range-extender type of power-trains will be demonstrated in three sites (London, Glasgow and Stockholm).

Extend fully-electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network composed of high capacity buses

Evaluate the economic, environmental and societal feasibility of electric urban bus systems through live operational scenarios across Europe

Facilitate the market uptake of electric buses in Europe with dedicated support tools and actions

Support decision-makers with guidelines and tools on “if”, “how” and “when” to introduce electric buses

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