There are 1,050 electric buses operating in Moscow. This is the second largest electric bus fleet in Europe behind of London's fleet. , electric buses serve 79 routes and since the beginning of their work, they have carried over 276 million passengers including 177 million passengers in 2022.
History
The first battery electric bus entered the streets of Moscow in the end of 2018. Under the terms of the contracts, in 2018–2019, domestic manufacturers GAZ and KAMAZ supplied 300 electric buses to Moscow. Another 700 electric buses were delivered to Moscow in 2020 and 2021. Thus, Moscow's electric bus fleet reached 1,000, and became the largest in Europe, in just 3 years. A further 450 to 500 buses are expected to be delivered in 2022.
Most of the batteries and propulsion equipment for the Moscow electric buses are made by Drive Electro, which has manufactured and supplied components for 600 of the city's electric vehicles. Moscow plans to completely replace all its diesel and CNG buses with electric buses by 2030, and no more diesel buses will be ordered from 2021 onwards.
In 2022, it was announced that KAMAZ hydrogen fuel cell buses would be piloted in the city. In January 2023, Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin noted that around 1000 additional buses would be delivered by 2024.
Gallery
See also
Low emission buses in London
References
External links
Electric bus. Everything you need to know about eco-friendly urban transport in Moscow