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Cities around the world are investing in electric buses and planning to induct electric buses to achieve their climate goals. The city of Shenzhen, a 20-million-strong metropolis, is known as the global capital of electric buses. The first 100 electric buses were introduced in 2010, and the entire fleet was converted to electric in 2017, totaling 16,000 electric buses and 22,000 electric taxis. The electrification of public transportation in Shenzhen has yielded numerous lessons.
Joseph (Joe) Ma is Technical Advisor to CEO of Saudi Arabia Public Transport Company (SAPTCO). Earlier, he was Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Bus Group, a company that is running 6,000 electric buses and 5,000 electric taxis. He is the brains behind Shenzhen's successful electric bus operation.
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