Can battery swapping accelerate the Indian private bus market’s transition to electric?
Research
Bhaumik Gowande
Associate Researcher
Bhaumik is an Associate Researcher with vast experience in Strategy Development, Transaction Advisory and formulation of Public Policy for Public Transit, Electric Mobility and Transport Infrastructure. Bhaumik has worked across Central, State and ULBs and has been actively involved in developing and modernising transport across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. He has previously worked with WRI India, Ernst & Young LLP and Guy Carpenter. Among the notable projects he has worked on include STAMP Delhi, Premium Bus Aggregator Scheme, Business Service Transportation Plan for MTC Chennai, E-Buses Procurement for MMR Cities and Economic Development of Highway Corridor (Nagpur-Mumbai) for MSRDC. He has also worked in United States as the Transport Planner for Madison County Council of Governments (MPO), where he focused on developing transport infrastructure and long-range plans to enhance mobility in Madison County, Indiana. Bhaumik holds a Masters in Urban Planning and Policy (Specialisation in Transport and Public Transit) from University of Illinois at Chicago. While he holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Mumbai.