The European E-bus Design Charter
Final Conference – Vienna – 18th April 2018 Yo Kaminagai, RATP Group
@ebsf_2project Charter genesis
Charter made under the UITP responsability for the EBSF_2 project, through its Design & Culture platform, composed of: • PTOs and PTAs design managers • Manufacturers design managers • Architects and designers • Consultants • Academics • UITP coordinators
Specific subgroup for the Charter
The European E-bus Design Charter 2 Vehicles evolutions vs. energy revolution? Not enough radical upgrades LAYOUTS BACKS in the recent modern buses
Some serious defects remaining unsolved DIESEL
Difficulty to transform the perceived vehicle: a long- ELECTRIC lasting issue
Exceptions: some premium BRTs and specific vehicles
The European E-bus Design Charter 3 Targeting the whole ecosystem
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Target the buyers Promote the adoption of Address each (Operators and Authorities) new design ambitions stakeholder and and the manufacturers at before important future take in account the same time tenders its expectations
The European E-bus Design Charter 4 Alignment of the conditions
Major technical Strategic Design Electrification ! reengineering ! opportunity ! transformation
Working on this Charter was the opportunity to define smart experiences for all the stakeholders of a bus. Thus a bus should be …
For the For the operators For the For the cities passengers manufacturers Helpful Aspirational Standardised Integrated Informative Maintainable Customisable Sustainable Accessible Branded Competitive Empowering Recognisable Easy to operate Reachable Silent
The European E-bus Design Charter 5 How is the Charter built?
This architecture hypothesis must be considered as the coherent and understandable frame welcoming the ideas of the Charter.
This is not a stylistic and aesthetic recommendation the manufacturers should apply mandatorily on their future products like a design project.
The European E-bus Design Charter 6 How is the Charter built?
This architecture hypothesis is made possible by the electric traction. It has the potential to be adopted one day by manufacturers, but it is not the main deliverable of the Charter.
The European E-bus Design Charter 7 How to use the Charter?
The main deliverable of the Charter is the succession of 21 concepts presented step by step, along a bus passenger experience journey. .
The European E-bus Design Charter 8 How to use the Charter?
A visual, Texts, to feel the to understand concept the concept Each concept How the concept is titled by a word, benefit the 4 explained targeted parts: by a short sentence, • Passengers, and illustrated • Operators, by a visual • Manufacturers, • Cities
The European E-bus Design Charter 9 Step 1: Presence in the cityscape
The chapters are introduced by double size pictures, which install the concept.
Here: in the cityscape, an E-bus should be easily recognisable
The European E-bus Design Charter 10 Step 1: Presence in the cityscape
The benefits for each stakeholder are detailed: • For the passengers • For the operators • For the manufacturers • For the cities
The European E-bus Design Charter 11 Step 2: First contact at the station
The e-bus is informative.
Comment: the E-bus provides citizens and passengers with information on the service that can be read at first glance
The European E-bus Design Charter 12 Step 2: First contact at the station
The common benefits for all the stakeholders are based on a good integration of passengers information systems
The European E-bus Design Charter 13 Step 5: Taking place
Sub-chapters: 5.1: Appealing 5.2: Comfortable 5.3: Safe 5.4: Informative
The European E-bus Design Charter 14 Step 5: Taking place
Sub-chapter 5.3: Safe: • Universal design • Rear area • Luggage area
The European E-bus Design Charter 15 Step 8: The vehicle in daily life
Sub-chapters: 8.1: Adapted for advertising 8.2: Charging 8.3: Designed for indoor circulation 8.4: Peaceful
The European E-bus Design Charter 16 Step 8: The vehicle in daily life
Sub-chapter: 8.3: Designed for indoor circulation
The European E-bus Design Charter 17 The E-bus in 9 sentences
To characterize the new wanted E-bus.
Each of the concept is not a revolution, but the first bus which will present all these features will really be a symbol of the European smart city
The European E-bus Design Charter 18 Thank you
The European E-bus Design Charter 19