Electric buses in Moscow

There are 1,000 electric buses operating in Moscow.[2] This is the largest electric bus fleet in Europe ahead of London's fleet.[3] As of December 2021, electric buses serve 65 routes and since the beginning of their work, they have carried over 150 million passengers including 77 million passengers in 2021.

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

History

The first electric buses 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, 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]

  • 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.
  • KamAZ-6282 operating on line T47
    KamAZ-6282 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. "ГУП «Мосгортранс»: В город вышел юбилейный 1000-й электробус". mosgortrans.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. "Bus fleet audit—31 March 2022" (PDF). Transport for London. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.
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