China Electric Bus Market Share, Revenue, Growth, Global Foresight And Key Growth Drivers
The increasing replacement sales of buses in China is resulting in the rising demand for electric buses. About one-third of the few million buses/coaches in China, accumulated over the last decade, are more than five years old. These conventional buses are predicted to be replaced by new electric buses in the coming years. In addition to this, the government of the country is increasingly focusing on increasing the number of electric buses in the transportation system. The penetration of electric buses is expected to be faster than that of other electric vehicles, such as cars, as persuading hundreds of bus operators to choose for the new technology is easier than convincing millions of car buyers to do the same. According to a report by P&S Intelligence, in 2017, the electric bus sales in China were 104.3 thousand units, which is expected to reach 176.4 thousand units by 2025, growing at an 8.6% CAGR during the forecast period (2018–2025). The three type of electric buses are h