Battery Trolleybuses and Transit Priority in Zurich
Channel: EcopathPlan
Date: 2019-06-13

Zurich, Switzerland is aiming to have 100% electric buses by 2030, and already has many double articulated battery trolleybuses that can carry 180 people. Bus lanes and signal priority mean that transit riders are seldom delayed by traffic. Zurich's experience provides lessons that can be applied in any city's climate emergency response. My article in the National Observer https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/12/19/opinion/battery-trolleybuses-ready-heavy-duty-climate-action and a longer article in The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/trolleybus-climate-change-uk-ebus-environment-public-transport-a8803426.html have more information on electric buses and transit priority.

I also strongly recommend  Streetfilms.org’s excellent video “Zurich a world class transit metropolis”. streetfilms.org/zurich-a-world-class-transit-metropolis