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An assessment of a business as usual scenario as well as an eMob scenario for the global heavy duty bus fleet indicates that a profound shift to zero and low emission battery electric, hybrid and CNG buses could save approximately 1.4 billion tons of CO2 and almost 30 million tons of particulate matter between now and 2050.
Buses that glide noiselessly without emissions, that pick up passengers indoors and which are powered by a renewable source of electricity. The new technology enables completely new possibilities for future public-transport. The buses will be extremely fuel-efficient, silent and completely emissions-free.
As the majority in Indian cities use public transport, especially buses, the public-transport-centric e-mobility programme is greatly relevant to India’s decarbonization goal. Electric buses are a unique opportunity to decarbonize a sizeable share of daily commute in cities as well as reduce toxic exposure.
A switch to zero emission buses, which require no gasoline or diesel and emit no tailpipe pollution, presents a critical opportunity to slash pollution harmful to our health, reduce oil dependence, reduce greenhouse gases to mitigate climate change, and make our cities safer.
The Indian electric bus market will reach its fastest growth peak because of state and central governments’ never-ending efforts to electrify public transportation. Electric buses are cheaper, both to run and maintain, simple as that. This is not a marginal difference, either. The running cost of an electric bus is 80 percent lower than a diesel-powered one, which is not surprising given how electric buses work. The motor has just one moving part and almost all of the power goes to the wheels.