Map** minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi: engaging paratransit in transportation planning in African cities

JM Klopp, C Cavoli - Transport Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Often called paratransit because of their flexible stops, schedules and routes, minibuses
make up the bulk of public transport in African cities. Despite their ubiquity and importance …

Walking on sunshine: Pairing electric vehicles with solar energy for sustainable informal public transport in Uganda

MJ Booysen, CJ Abraham, AJ Rix, I Ndibatya - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Minibus taxi public transport is a seemingly chaotic phenomenon in the develo** cities of
the Global South with unique mobility and operational characteristics. Eventually this wide …

[HTML][HTML] Ray of hope for sub-Saharan Africa's paratransit: Solar charging of urban electric minibus taxis in South Africa

CJ Abraham, AJ Rix, I Ndibatya, MJ Booysen - Energy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Minibus taxi public transport is a seemingly chaotic phenomenon in the develo** cities of
the Global South with unique mobility and operational characteristics. Eventually this …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating mobility to plan for electric minibus taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa's paratransit

JH Giliomee, C Hull, KA Collett, M McCulloch… - … Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with the challenge to integrate e-mobility into its
paratransit (its informal mass transit). Old, unsafe, fuel-inefficient, polluting minibus taxis are …

Decarbonising South Africa's long-distance paratransit: Battery swap** with solar-charged minibus trailers

JH Giliomee, MJ Booysen - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The expected electrification of Sub-Sahara Africa's urban paratransit with an electric minibus
taxi (eMBT) has received increased attention in energy research and expenditure analyses …

Designing a large-scale public transport network using agent-based microsimulation

P Manser, H Becker, S Hörl, KW Axhausen - Transportation Research Part …, 2020 - Elsevier
An agent-based simulation framework is extended to design efficient large-scale public
transport networks. It goes beyond existing approaches by incorporating a dynamic demand …

Grid-sim: simulating electric fleet charging with renewable generation and battery storage

JH Giliomee, MJ Booysen - World Electric Vehicle Journal, 2023 - mdpi.com
The inevitable electrification of the sub-Saharan African paratransit system poses substantial
threats to an already crippled electricity supply network. The integration of any electric …

Using solar PV and stationary storage to buffer the impact of electric minibus charging in grid-constrained sub-Saharan Africa

JH Giliomee, BG Pretorius, L Füßl, B Thomas… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Despite the unstoppable global drive towards electric mobility, the electrification of sub-
Saharan Africa's ubiquitous informal multi-passenger minibus taxis raises substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Uneven transitions and disparate mobility patterns for South Africa's electric paratransit

BG Pretorius, JM Strauss, MJ Booysen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The electrification of sub-Saharan Africa's paratransit industry is mainly seen in the context
of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals around climate action, clean energy …

[HTML][HTML] Scheduling with mixed fleets to improve the feasibility of electric minibus taxis: A case scenario of South Africa

BG Pretorius, J Wüst, JM Strauss, J Bekker… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The path to electrification of the informal and organic transport sector–minibus taxis in South
Africa's case–is fraught with challenges. These stem mainly from shorter ranges and slower …