Cleaner buses without compromise
Running a zero-emission bus fleet shouldn’t mean compromising on reliability. With real-time fleet visibility, you can track buses and optimise routes efficiently. Intelligent charging management ensures buses are always ready, while energy insights help drive smarter decisions. Trapeze brings these elements together, providing the tools to improve daily operations, reduce costs, and make your fleet more sustainable.
New buses bring new challenges
Managing the shift to cleaner buses requires new ways of working that many traditional fleet systems were not designed to support. The key challenges are:
Trapeze has operated across Africa for over 11 years, supporting multiple transport authorities that manage over 3,000 buses. In practice, this means:
- Range and energy variability Electric bus range can change based on weather, passenger load, terrain, and driving patterns, making route planning and service reliability more complex.
- Charging infrastructure constraints In many regions, charging infrastructure must be carefully managed to avoid grid overload and make sure buses are ready for service.
- Limited operational visibility Service controllers often lack real-time insight into battery health, energy consumption, and vehicle charging status, making it difficult to respond quickly to operational issues.
- Depot coordination Electric bus operations require close coordination between buses, charging systems, and depot operations to ensure efficient use of energy and infrastructure.
Where operators, fares and data collide
Bus networks rarely run in isolation. That means journeys can involve multiple operators, different fare types and high ticket volumes across channels. While integrated ticketing makes travel easier for passengers, it makes revenue harder to manage. Authorities need to deal with complex fares, meet transparency requirements, and avoid disputes, often working with data spread across different systems. There isn’t always a clear way to bring it together.
Keeping buses and charging in sync
Battery health and charge levels visibility
Service controllers can track battery health, State of Charge (SoC), and State of Health (SoH) across the fleet in real time. Monitoring these factors ensures buses are always ready for service, reducing downtime and preventing disruptions.Charging schedules and ad-hoc charging management
With clear information on charger availability, how much time is left to fully charge, and the status of each bus, service controllers can adjust charging plans as needed. This keeps the fleet ready for service and makes the best use of charging resources.Horizon Insights into fleet performance
Horizon Insights shows energy use and how buses are performing in real time, giving you clear data to stay on top of day-to-day services and plan ahead.Seamless integration for simplified fleet management
Everything fits smoothly into your existing systems, making it easier to manage the fleet and use energy more efficiently. It reduces complexity and helps keep everything running smoothly.Diesel-level reliability without the emissions
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Fuel efficiency across every service
Trapeze’s zero-emission bus management system, powered by ebblo Horizon, brings all your data into a single platform, giving real-time visibility of battery status and charging. Trapeze’s zero-emission bus management system, powered by Horizon, brings all your data into a single platform for real-time visibility of battery status and charging. Through direct CANbus integration, service controllers can act quickly when it matters.
Boost fleet reliability
Track battery health and performance in real time to keep buses running longer. Fewer breakdowns and on-time service lead to happier passengers and better efficiency.
Battery health and charge levels visibility
Service controllers can track battery health, State of Charge (SoC), and State of Health (SoH) across the fleet in real time. Monitoring these factors ensures buses are always ready for service, reducing downtime and preventing disruptions.
Cut energy costs
Tracking energy use enables better control of consumption—helping reduce costs over the long term.
Unlock complete fleet visibility
See the full picture of fleet performance, from battery levels to maintenance needs. With this data, make quick decisions and keep things running smoothly.
Drive sustainability forward
Track emissions and fuel use to meet sustainability goals, while ensuring your service is reliable and efficient.
Lower noise pollution
Zero-emission buses create quieter streets, while smooth, reliable operations support a calmer, more comfortable experience for passengers and communities.
Smarter fleet control and monitoring
Trapeze brings clarity to electric fleet management with real-time data and intelligent insights. Make informed decisions and keep services running smoothly.
Real-time battery monitoring
Live updates on battery health, charge levels, and range. Alerts when levels drop below set limits mean controllers can act before issues impact service.
Optimised charging management
Charger availability, battery range and charging time are factored into planning, so buses are assigned to routes they can complete. Duties are set around how far each bus can operate and how long it takes to recharge, keeping services running as planned.
Energy efficiency insights
Detailed analytics on energy consumption and fleet performance, enabling smarter route planning and cost reductions, maximising fleet efficiency.
Seamless depot integration
Integrated management of bus parking, charging and service scheduling to simplify day-to-day operations.
Comprehensive fleet monitoring
A single dashboard offering full visibility of bus status, charging progress, and operational readiness, making it easy to stay on top of every aspect of your fleet.
Real-time charging infrastructure view
Visualisation of charging stations on the operational map, with up-to-date status and availability, so that charging stays on track without service interruptions.
What authorities say
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