Electric buses in Moscow

There are 1,050 electric buses operating in Moscow.[2] This is the second largest electric bus fleet in Europe behind of London's fleet.[3] As of January 2023, 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.[2]

The 500th electric bus entered the line in Moscow on 8 October 2020.[1]

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.[4][5] A further 450 to 500 buses are expected to be delivered in 2022.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

In 2022, it was announced that KAMAZ hydrogen fuel cell buses would be piloted in the city.[8] In January 2023, Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin noted that around 1000 additional buses would be delivered by 2024.[9]

  • Electric buses replenish their energy reserves within 6 to 10 minutes using ultra-fast charging stations at terminal stops.
    Electric buses replenish their energy reserves within 6 to 10 minutes using ultra-fast charging stations at terminal stops.
  • LiAZ-6274 operating on line T47
    LiAZ-6274 operating on line T47

See also

References
  1. "The 500th electric bus entered the line in Moscow". foreignaffairs.co.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Sergei Sobyanin: Moscow's electric bus fleet became one of the largest in the world in four years". Government of Moscow. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023. In late 2022, 1050 electric buses were running along Moscow streets. Last year, they transported more than 117 million people; and over 276 million people since the start of operation. Over the four years after the first vehicles were supplied, the electric bus fleet of Moscow has become one of the largest in the world. Today, electric buses cover 79 routes.
  3. "TfL introduces over 80 new zero-emission buses in Sutton (and add over 1 million km per year to outer London bus services)". Sustainable Bus. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-30. London's zero-emission bus fleet, which is now the largest in Europe
  4. Morris, Charles (15 December 2020). "Europe's largest electric bus fleet adds its 500th vehicle". ChargeDevs. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. "ГУП "Мосгортранс": В город вышел новогодний 900-й электробус". mosgortrans.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  6. "Sergei Sobyanin approves 2022 transport infrastructure development plans / News / Moscow City Web Site". Moscow City Web Site. Retrieved 2022-10-28. This year, the Moscow transport system also expects 450-500 electric buses
  7. "ГУП «Мосгортранс»: В город вышел юбилейный 1000-й электробус". mosgortrans.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. "Kamaz hydrogen bus on a pilot in Moscow in 2022". Sustainable Bus. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. "Sergei Sobyanin: Moscow's electric bus fleet became one of the largest in the world in four years". Government of Moscow. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023. "In 2023–2024, we are to supply about 1,000 electric buses, which is roughly 500 per year. Thus, the electric bus fleet will grow almost two times," the Moscow Mayor says.


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