Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2021, 23(3):A137-A149 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2021.3.A137-A149

Electrification of Public Transport Bus Fleet: Identification of Business and Financing Models

Grzegorz Dydkowski ORCID...1, Jozef Gnap ORCID...2, Anna Urbanek ORCID...1
1 Department of Transport, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
2 Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia

The paper presents possible models of electric buses purchase financing, taking into account purchase prices higher now than in the case of traditional buses. During the research, the solutions used on several continents and in many countries were analysed, including the USA, China and many European countries. The qualitative research methods were used, focusing less on the describing and dimensioning the current state and more on creating and presenting theories and the implementation proposals themselves. As a result, it also allowed to include issues related to applicability and implications of formulated solutions for managerial practice.

Keywords: electromobility; electric buses; financing; financing public transport

Received: September 21, 2020; Accepted: November 26, 2020; Prepublished online: March 26, 2021; Published: July 1, 2021  Show citation

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Dydkowski, G., Gnap, J., & Urbanek, A. (2021). Electrification of Public Transport Bus Fleet: Identification of Business and Financing Models. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 23(3), A137-149. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2021.3.A137-A149
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