Memories from UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023
our years after the last edition, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit (June 4-7, 2023) is back. An immersive experience that saw Barcelona become the world’s public transport capital: 40,000 m2 of exhibition space, 380 exhibitors, an estimated 15,000 visitors, and more than 100 accredited global media outlets. The UITP Summit is the ideal place to discover the latest trends and most innovative solutions for urban mobility, bringing together Public Transport Professionals from around the globe.
“Bright Light of the City” was the theme chosen for the 2023 edition of the summit, to point out the remarkable role of public transport in improving citizens and tourists’ life.
The whole program of the Summit revolved around two major pillars: Cities, bringing themes like Transitioning to Net Zero, New Gen Cities, Innovative and Resilient Operations; and People, with topics like Customer Centricity, Public Transportation for Social Inclusion and Talented and Happy Staff.
e-Bus as-a-service model: Enel X Global Retail presented its solution to revolutionize urban public transportation and improve people’s lives
Enel X Global Retail actively participated in the Global Public Transport Summit and presented its e-Bus as-a-service model – responsive to the needs of cities and people – as the reference choice for public administrations and transportation companies to foster and accelerate the transition to electric urban public transport.
Cities: administratively, the e-Bus as-a-service model ensures collaboration with a one stop shop partner experienced in mobility, electrification, and energy services, with an integrated approach instead of traditional procurement processes by governments and public transport operators. In addition to financing the entire project, the model provides for the complete electrification of the fleet through the supply and maintenance of the vehicles, the installation and management of the charging infrastructure, the provision of green energyand a software platform for monitoring and optimizing charging sessions.
People: the benefits of the e-Bus as-a-service model fall positively on people. Efficient electrified public transport lowers air and noise pollution in cities and makes them more livable and people-friendly. It improves people’s travel experience, helps people better experience the city as inhabitants, and enhances it by also serving as a vector of tourist attraction.
New public fleet segments
The flexibility of the e-Bus as-a-service model makes it versatile and easily applicable to other types of urban fleets devoted to public services, such as:
- School transportation (i.e., the case of Rome)
- Seasonal transportation services to address the need for a more flexible and widespread urban mobility (like the case of the seasonal shuttle in the city of Iglesias, Sardinia)
- Waste collection services and urban sanitation
- First aid and medical transport (“e-Ambulance as-a-service,” read more about the case of Enel Chile for the Chilean Red Cross)
