The challenges of electric bus implementation in Melaka

A. Rahman, Husnul Laili (2024) The challenges of electric bus implementation in Melaka. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.

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Abstract

The implementation of green technology on road been drive a roadmap towards sustainable transportation agenda in urban and suburban areas. The Government State of Melaka through its aspiration supporting the National Policy aimed to become the green and clean city with the adoption of electric bus as green fleet technology in public transportation. The electric bus is a battery powered vehicles which emit no pollution, quiet and energy efficiency is suitable to be adopt as a main public transportation in urban area. However, Malaysia is lagging behind from the developed countries like China, Europe, US and South Korea in aspect of electric bus revolution implementation for public transportation. Corresponding from that, even though the EV industry in Malaysia is has just started, the EV adoption is noticeable still slow being implemented and use on road especially in public transportation. In this research where the case study took place in Melaka, the problem arise is when by the end of 2015 Government State of Melaka should receive a total of 40 electric buses on road but unfortunately until year 2018 the amount of electric bus should be on road is noticeable still not achievable. Therefore, this research is an attempt to acknowledge the problem arise by focusing on the study the challenges arise in adopting electric bus and to identify the strategies involved to overcome the challenges in electric bus adoption. In this study, the researcher pointed out the major challenges in electric bus adoption including high battery concern, high impact on grid, high cost, limited technical performance, consumer attitudes and motivation and limited number of charging infrastructure. In coherent with these challenges, the researcher also encountered with the strategies to overcome the challenges in electric bus adoption that highlighted on the battery-switching stations, connectivity to smart grid, government stimulus, on-board intelligent transportation system for battery management, awareness raising campaign and build more charging station. In order to achieve the research objectives, the qualitative data collection method is being used was applied in semi-structured interview session within 15 respondents from selected organizations by using open-ended questions as a guideline. In coherent with this, the four organizations were selected as respondents consist of Panorama Melaka Sdn. Bhd., Perbadanan Teknologi Hijau Melaka (PTHM), Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and AMDAC Sdn. Bhd. The explanation building also was used as the method of analysis in this research. On the whole, the researcher also proposed a framework in implementation of electric bus in Melaka as a contribution of this research that will beneficial to the academician, policy maker, R&D companies and industries which it can be widely spread and enlarge the application of green technology like electric bus in public transportation on road.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Green technology, Electric bus adoption, Sustainable transportation
Divisions:	Library > Tesis > FPTT
Depositing User:	Muhamad Hafeez Zainudin
Date Deposited:	17 Mar 2025 12:19
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2025 12:19
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/28588
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