BVG, Berlin's transport operator, grapples with electrification amidst limited resources and new regulations. Head of Technology, Daniel Hesse, highlights ongoing initiatives like deploying 230 e-buses and plans for fully electrified depots. The transition, initially aiming for a fully electric fleet by 2030, is complicated by funding reductions and increased resource demands. Hesse emphasizes the complexity of the project and the need for strategic planning, including the incorporation of transition fuels to adapt to legislative deadlines.
The first part of our electrification program led us to deploy some 230 e-buses in three depots which are partially electrified. We are planning to build two new depots fully electrified from the very beginning.
BVG declared plans, before the change in the funding landscape with half of Federal funding removed, to convert its entire fleet to electric drives by 2030, due to the target set by the Senate of Berlin.
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