All these tasks are covered by INIT’s integrated solution for the management of e-bus fleets.
In addition, several experts from public transport providers in three countries gave valuable insights into the electromobility projects that they have already successfully implemented.
Guido Swinkels from the Dutch transportation provider Keolis Nederland described the introduction of an e-bus fleet from an operator’s perspective. Last year Keolis put one of Europe’s largest e-bus fleets into operation in the Netherlands. In order to cope with the new operational challenges, they implemented significant elements of the INIT eMOBILE software suite.
Heribert Kalteis from the German transport provider “das Stadtwerk Regensburg.Mobilität” explained the need to plan runs with a completely new mindset; something that is considered essential since it is no longer the drivers’ permitted working hours which restrict the blocks, but the limited range of e-buses and their need for opportunity charging.
Keolis Norway went live with one of Northern Europe’s largest e-bus concessions in Bergen, in December 2020. Tore Grøneng and Hugo Vidal reported that they met their challenging timescales thanks to the implementation of INIT Group’s cloud-based solution. Because of the SaaS approach, they were able to get their IT systems set up within just four months. It will provide efficient tools and support to their operations for the duration of their concession.
Feedback from participants was unanimous: The seminar was a great mix of interesting best practice reports and valuable insights into the essential role that IT solutions can play. As a result, it will provide them with valuable support for their own e-bus projects in the future.
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This article was published in our customer magazine INITiative, issue 2/2021. If you want to receive the magazine regularly per e-mail, we kindly ask you to subscribe.