Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy solutions business line, and Optibus, an AI software platform that powers complex transit operations in over 500 cities worldwide, announced their partnership for the creation of an end-to-end solution for electric bus operations.
“Enel X’s infrastructure and smart charging expertise combined with Optibus’ planning, scheduling, and optimization platform represents an end-to-end solution for bringing the entire public transportation industry on board the EV revolution,” said Valerio Vadacchino, Head of Global eBus at Enel X. “We look forward to working with Optibus to deliver an innovative approach to eBus operations worldwide.”
“With access to both physical EV infrastructure and operational software, the roll-out of EVs happens faster and more effectively,” said Amos Haggiag, CEO and co-founder of Optibus. “The result is reduced reliance on fossil fuels and improved air quality, bringing the world closer to cleaner, zero-emissions cities.”
Through the partnership, Optibus’ software will support Enel X to further optimize eBus management for its customers in more than 20 countries, starting with a focus on Latin America, North America, and Europe, and the 1,800 eBuses served by Enel X in those regions.
As one of the largest providers of advanced energy services and products worldwide, Enel X’s Ebus-as-a-Service (EaaS) model provides financing, smart charging, and energy services to over 1,300 electric buses in Latin America plus around 500 electric buses in Spain, Uruguay, and the USA. Given its success in these geographies, Enel X is also expanding its electrification solutions to other regions.
Using artificial intelligence (AI), advanced optimization algorithms, and cloud computing, Optibus already powers 2.5 billion passenger trips annually and is used by leading EV fleet operators, including the US’s Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA), with over five million electric miles driven, and Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, which plans to replace its entire fleet of over 8,000 buses with zero-emissions vehicles by 2035.