Stefan GEMPERLI

Biographical note
Stefan Gemperli has over 25 years of experience in the field of public transportation. As Director of Business Development at GIRO, he focuses on emerging markets. He was previously GIRO’s Director of Public Transit Software for the Canadian market, overseeing the completion of some of the most complex HASTUS software projects for agencies throughout Canada.
Prior to joining GIRO, he was Director of CAD/AVL systems at a prominent Canadian engineering firm, where he led an expert team for the evaluation and implementation of an extensive AVL and passenger-information system project at the Société de transport de Montréal. Earlier in his career, Mr. Gemperli held a variety of management positions in product development and international sales at a public transportation software and technology company in Switzerland. He holds a Software Engineering degree from the Bern University of Applied Sciences.

Presentation: Beyond Procurement: How to better plan, schedule and operate an electric-bus fleet
Operating electric buses requires the transformation of planning and operating methods, and brings forth new considerations for delivering reliable, efficient service. Questions that need to be addressed even before acquiring an electric fleet include where to deploy the vehicles and install their recharging stations; how to manage charging large fleets in garages; how partial charging can reduce costs; and how to determine the optimal fleet mix of electric-bus types. GIRO’s presentation will propose solutions to plan and operate electric-bus fleets, along with strategies to address the transition while continuing to deliver high-quality service.
GIRO helps the Electric Bus Consortium assess how electric-bus design decisions affect scheduling and operations, and develops planning tools to facilitate deploying electric buses.